The Malaysian Government affirmed on July 17 that it will continue efforts to find a full and satisfactory explanation for the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy, which was shot down over eastern Ukraine two years ago.

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong underlined the need to combat terrorism on multiple fronts at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Leaders’ Retreat in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on July 16. 

Laos has been following the East Sea situation closely given the sea area is important and sensitive and called on parties involved to continue exercising restraint and holding talks to settle their disputes peacefully, acting Spokesperson of the Lao Foreign Ministry Bounnem Chuonghom said.

United Nations-sponsored talks to end nearly 16 months of war in Yemen resumed in Kuwait on July 16, delegates said, despite threats by representatives of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government not to attend.

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Jully 16 for the truck attack that killed at least 84 people celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice and police arrested three more people there in connection with the seafront carnage.

Turkish authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters on July 16 and ordered thousands of judges detained after thwarting a coup by rebels using tanks and attack helicopters to try to topple President Tayyip Erdogan.

 A roundtable talk on the East Sea issue took place in New Delhi, India on July 15, drawing scholars, experts and representatives of diplomatic corps.

Officials of the German state of Baden Württemberg expressed optimism about cooperation prospects between the state and ASEAN countries at a recent meeting with the member ambassadors of the Berlin ASEAN Committee (BAC).

VOV.VN - The 11th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) has closed in Ulan Bator following the release of a joint message by ASEM leaders on strengthening Asia – Europe cooperation.

Leaders of Asian and European countries to the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Mongolia on July 15 issued a statement condemning “heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks”, including the truck attack in France’s Nice city that claimed at least 84 lives.