ASEAN Foreign Ministers have expressed their wish that senior officials of countries would increase consultation to conclude a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) as soon as possible at the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 48) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 4. 

Recent meetings between senior officials of ASEAN and partner countries have reaped good results with discussions focusing on preparations for the upcoming formation of the ASEAN Community, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

The 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 48) kicked off in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia on August 4 with participating representatives from 29 countries and ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh. 

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged parties involved to continue negotiations on the East Sea dispute settlement. 

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on August 4 said that ASEAN, as an increasingly integrated bloc, is on course to be the world’s fourth largest economy by 2050. 

(VOV) - The 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings open in Kuala Lumpur on August 4. This is one of ASEAN’s major annual events of the year. 

Senior officials from ten ASEAN countries and partners gathered in Kuala Lumpur on August 3 for the ASEAN + 3 Officials Meeting (SOM ASEAN+3) and the East Asia Summit Senior Officials Meeting (SOM EAS).

US backers of the Iran nuclear deal are increasingly confident of enough Democratic support to ensure it survives review by Congress, despite fierce opposition by majority Republicans and a massive lobbying drive.

The United States has decided to allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by the US military from any attackers, even if the enemies hail from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, US officials said on August 2.

Senior officials from ten ASEAN member nations gathered for discussions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 2 in preparation for the bloc’s 48 th annual Foreign Minister Meeting (AMM 48) and related meetings.