Joint statement of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting shows a difficult position

The ASEAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations issued a joint statement at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting, expressing strong disappointment at the lack of progress in implementing the agreements with ASEAN, including the immediate cessation of violence against Myanmar, where the military holds the real power. It is a content that encourages the situation to progress.

A series of ASEAN foreign ministers' meetings were held in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, and a joint statement was released on the 5th.

According to it, in Myanmar, where the military holds real power, the execution of four people, including democratic activists, was executed last month. Regarding the implementation of the agreements with ASEAN, he said, "I am deeply disappointed that the military side's efforts are insufficient."

For this reason, the statement proposes to each country to examine whether progress has been made at the summit meeting to be held in November, and to consider whether to strengthen measures against Myanmar, urging the military to make progress. It has become a thing.

Regarding the situation in Ukraine, it said, "It is important to create an environment for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a peaceful resolution," but it did not include any mention of criticizing Russia.

Regarding the South China Sea, where China is strengthening its maritime advances, although several member countries have expressed concerns and are calling for self-restraint, the statement remained almost the same as the statement at the conference held last year.

Some of the ASEAN member countries have deep economic and military ties with China and Russia, and the positions of these countries differ, so the joint statement showed their difficult positions.

Discussion without the parties concerned

The ARF = ASEAN Regional Forum to discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region was held in Cambodia on the 5th.

The ARF is a conference attended by member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, the United States, and China. Bearing in mind the growing tensions in Taiwan, he said, "The problem affects all countries in one way or another. That is why everyone should work together to tackle the issue." sued.

However, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Brinken were absent at the beginning of the meeting, and Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov also left in the middle of the meeting. .