US EditionASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence
- The defense ministers of ASEAN member states discussed the deteriorating situation in Myanmar and called for a peaceful solution.
- ASEAN has not issued a formal statement on the Israel-Hamas war, as member states have differing views on the conflict.
- The defense ministers emphasized the importance of respecting international rules and negotiating a nonaggression pact in the South China Sea dispute.
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ASEAN defense chiefs call for immediate truce, aid corridor in Israel-Hamas war
Russias Vice Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin, third left, attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP) (Willy Kurniawan / Associated Press) ASEAN defense chiefs call for immediate truce, aid corridor in Israel-Hamas war NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Nov. 16, 2023 Southeast Asian defense minister…
ASEAN defence chiefs call for an end to fighting in Gaza; but struggle to address Myanmar violence
Southeast Asian Defence Ministers called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar. The 10-nation ASEAN includes Myanmar, but its Defence Minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings due to the military government’s failure to comply with a five-point peace plan drafted to ease th…
ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence
Southeast Asian defense ministers called Wednesday for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar.
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