President Joe Biden is hosting Southeast Asian leaders in Washington, spite of the fact that the Ukraine crisis is Washington’s top foreign policy priority.
The post-Covid economic recovery, climate change, and the Myanmar coup will all be discussed during the two-day summit, which begins today. There will be leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a ten-country group with the world’s seventh-largest economy.
“It is unavoidable that geopolitics and international security matters will be raised and discussed, but in this respect, I do not expect any dramatic moves,” said Ong Keng Yong, former secretary-general of ASEAN, adding: “There’s a need for the U.S. to be more present in Southeast Asian countries.”
ASEAN and the United States to Convene a Special Summit in Washington D.C. on 12-13 May 2022
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