JAKARTA — Asean risks losing relevance if the 10-nation grouping stays passive and avoids taking positions amid geopolitical tensions, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who also called for a renewed push to tackle the crisis in Myanmar.
Mr Lee was speaking in Jakarta at the 43rd summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Tuesday as he held meetings with regional leaders including Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, often referred to as Jokowi.Mr Lee said that Asean has to accept that geopolitical rivalry"will play out in our region, as is happening elsewhere in the world".
"We will each have our own national interests and positions on the geopolitical challenges, but we still have to work towards common landing points. And this inevitably will involve all of us with some give and take." A special envoy of the Asean chair shall facilitate mediation of the dialogue process, with the assistance of the secretary-general of AseanThe special envoy and delegation shall visit Myanmar to meet with all parties concerned.
Those attending the summit included Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who had recently succeeded his father Hun Sen. Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão was also in attendance at his first summit as an observer.Mr Lee said on Tuesday that the security, economic, and humanitarian situation in Myanmar remains dire, and violence continues
This would settle the issue of future Asean chairmanships, allowing Asean to continue its important agenda, notwithstanding the situation in Myanmar.In a statement shared on Tuesday by Asean, the bloc confirmed that the 2026 chair, which was originally slated for Myanmar, will be instead granted to the Philippines.
This was a reiteration of a call that Mr Lee had made in May at the first iteration of the summit this year in Labaun Bajo. Efforts at green energy transition is crucial to the region's sustainable development and prosperity, said Mr Lee, adding that Singapore is also committed to an Asean Power Grid, an initiative to construct a regional power interconnection to connect the region.
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