'Together we will tackle the biggest issues of our time, from climate, to health security, to defend against the significant threat to the rule-based order,' Biden says.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Southeast Asian heads of government held talks on Saturday, November 12, with visiting global leaders including US President Joe Biden, who hailed the launch of a new US-ASEAN pact as a critical step toward tackling “the biggest issues of our time.”said the region was at the heart of his administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy and Washington was committing resources, not just rhetoric, under a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
ASEAN is engaging a host of leaders, including Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. China and ASEAN announced an upgrade in their ties to the comprehensive strategic partnership level last year.Earlier on Saturday, South Korean leader Yoon proposed a mechanism for dialogue with China and Japan to address future crises including from the impacts of war on areas like security of food and energy as well as climate change.
ASEAN leaders on Friday issued a “warning” to Myanmar’s military leaders, who were barred from the summit, to make measurable progress on a peace plan. Some analysts played down expectations of any dramatic developments from Biden’s presence, but noted it demonstrated the United States was getting back to “normal diplomacy,” including with the upgrade in strategic ties with ASEAN.
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