Leaders of the ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐๐) reaffirmed their commitment to ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ during the 48th ASEAN Summit.
In a joint statement, ASEAN member statesโincluding ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐, ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ข๐, ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐, ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ซ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐, ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ-๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆโemphasized the importance of ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ where they underscored the need to respect legal and diplomatic processes and avoid the threat or use of force in accordance with international law.
Central to the statement was strong support for the ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐๐), which ASEAN described as the ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ.
The reaffirmation comes amid ongoing tensions in regional waters, where competing claims and strategic interests continue to test diplomatic relations. ASEAN leaders reiterated that maintaining peace and stability in the maritime domain remains a top priority for the region.
Read the whole statement here: https://asean.org/…/FINAL-ASEAN-Leaders-Declaration-on…
