World leaders – ASEAN chiefs and their dialogue partners – converge in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the days-long summit
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left Manila on Monday, September 4, for a four-day visit to attend the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia.
“My participation will highlight our advocacies in promoting a rules-based international order, including in the South China Sea, strengthening food security, calling for climate justice, tapping the potential of the digital and creative economies, protecting migrant workers in crisis situations, as well as combatting trafficking in persons,” he said.
In his speech, Marcos said the Jakarta summit will provide “a strategic opportunity for ASEAN to deepen its robust partnership with Australia, Canada, India, China, Japan, Korea, the US, and the United Nations.” This is the second and bigger summit in Indonesia’s year as chairman of ASEAN. The first summit in May 2023 was held inThe 43rd summit involves not just the 10 members of ASEAN but the bloc’s dialogue partners from all over the world. Marcos and his fellow ASEAN leaders will be attending more than 10 summits, including the inaugural ASEAN Indo-Pacific Forum, an innovation by host Indonesia. He will also be holding several bilateral meetings.
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