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View all search resultsThe Indonesian diplomatic corps is readying itself for a week of ministerial-level meetings on ASEAN in Vientiane next week, amid simmering tensions in the region and several unresolved negotiations critical to Southeast Asia’s security.
Analysts have said that factors like elections in the US and Indonesia, as well as doubts over Laos’ ability to lead consensus-driven ASEAN, would likely complicate efforts to navigate the region’s most urgent issues.
The fallout from the 2021 Myanmar coup will loom large over the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia this week despite the junta’s absence, with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressing regret over an attack on a diplomatic convoy delivering humanitarian relief in the conflict-ridden country.
Growing discontent overshadows ASEAN progress on the Myanmar crisis as Indonesia searches for the regional bloc’s next special envoy and the junta regime in the conflict-torn country inks a cooperation deal with Moscow.
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