Asean Leaders Adopt Regional Strategy Amid Indo-Pacific Woes
- Agreement follows months of negotiations by ‘divided’ Asean
- Group’s outlook careful not to side with either U.S. or China
Prayut Chan-O-Cha speaks during the opening of the ASEAN summit in Bangkok on June 23.
Photographer: Lilian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
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Southeast Asian nations have adopted a regional strategy in an attempt to protect their interests in the Indo-Pacific, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha said, after “comprehensive deliberations” on the issue.
An agreement on the ‘‘Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific’’ comes after months of negotiations in which members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were reportedly divided in the days leading up to the leaders summit in Bangkok this weekend.