The 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 48) and related meetings concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 6 with the issuance of the Joint Communiqué affirming the bloc’s solidarity in establishing the ASEAN Community later this year.

(VOV) - The 22nd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) opened on August 6 within the framework of the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM-49) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

A new bailout for Athens should be agreed by late August, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois Hollande said on August 6.

A truck bomb exploded near an army compound in the center of the Afghan capital on August 6, killing at least eight people and wounding close to 200, police and health ministry officials said.

The 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, issued a joint communiqué at its conclusion on August 6, in which they voiced serious concerns over recent and ongoing developments in the East Sea.

The naval forces of the United States and Indonesia kicked off a joint exercise called the 2015 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) to boost their maritime cooperation and maintain stability in the Southeast Asia region. 

A series of meetings between ASEAN Foreign Ministers and the group’s 10 partners took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 5. 

(VOV) -The 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting, AMM 48, and the ASEAN Regional Forum opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 3.

Both Greece and its lenders said on August 4 they were optimistic they could broker a deal within days on a multi-billion euro bailout, striking a surprisingly upbeat tone on a process previously fraught with bitterness.

ASEAN foreign ministers affirmed the resolve to complete remaining tasks towards the formation the ASEAN Community at the end of this year at the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 48) which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 4.