Nine Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers plead for peace in the South China Sea, warn Myanmar's junta, and plan to strengthen COVID-19 on Saturday year The next summit meeting was closed. -Injured economy.
Cambodia's Foreign Minister and organizer of this year's summit, Prak Sokong, is candid in assessing the week-long meeting, and the sessions are candid, candid, lively and enthusiastic. Said that it was a target.
"This is a critical period of great uncertainty for the region and the world," he told journalists at a press conference on Saturday morning, "It wasn't easy ... even Superman Myanmar. ""
However, ASEAN member states overcame some differences and, supported by most dialogue partners including the United States, Japan and Australia, gave Myanmar a military dictatorship. We have published a 29-page communiqué that covers a wide range of issues. In response to notification.
Recent developments in conflict-affected countries are widely discussed, including the execution of four opposition activists shortly before the summit began and the inability of the military to proceed with a five-point peace plan. Said that.
The communiqué said it would "implement a five-point agreement" and added that a "next step" was being considered.
ASEAN was widely criticized for its mild response to the coup d'etat in Myanmar last year, with Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei forming troikas demanding a stricter response, with the support of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Was accused. Military junta.
However, Cambodia's foreign minister said that Myanmar's execution of four democracy activists last month upset all ASEAN leaders and banned them from attending the ASEAN summit. Is a block.
"And without this trust, the fight will continue and the political process will never begin. Building trust is paramount, as no one will come if they fear their lives. "He said.
Analysts said the "next step" will be decided in the next three months, with further moves announced at the ASEAN summit, including sanctions, Myanmar's opposition approval, and the complete isolation of the junta. Said. Scheduled for November.
Tensions between China and Taiwan
Tensions in the South China Sea, another issue of division among the 10 member states of ASEAN, spilled over as Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. did. The representative visited Taiwan. In response, China declared a seventh live-fire zone on the eastern side of Taiwan, deployed jets and launched rockets.
In Phnom Penh, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japan's responder Yoshimasa Hayashi, after Tokyo signed a G-7 statement calling on Beijing to peacefully resolve tensions around the Taiwan Strait. I abandoned the scheduled meeting with. ..
Lee also left the gala dinner. This was due to his tight schedule and China's COVID-19 protocol, a Chinese government spokesman said. However, according to sources, Lee, who waved at the time of entry, was frustrated when he saw Hayashi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and left immediately.
In the opening remarks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged Mr Lee to "be unaware of the problems and crises caused by Washington and look forward to the best."
Blinken said at a news conference that China's reaction to Pelosi was excessive and US aircraft carriers were waiting.
"The world will see us continue to support the status quo of the Taiwan Strait and advance our common goals throughout the Indo-Pacific," he said. “That's what the region expects from us. It's steady and responsible.”
Cambodia acted as China's agent in ASEAN in return for aid and investment. Has been sharply criticized. When he last chaired ASEAN in 2012, no communiqué was published for the first time in the history of the group after being sunk by Phnom Penh and causing turmoil.
This week's communiqué didn't mention the Chinese name, but this year it's not.
However, the communiqué discussed the South China Sea in a clear reference to Beijing, with some ministers saying "landfills, activities and serious incidents in the region, including damage to the marine environment." He said he expressed concern about it.
He added that the problem "can undermine trust and trust, increase tensions, and undermine the peace, security and stability of the region."
The communiqué also said it needed to approve the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), another source of concern with China.
UNCLOS "needs to maintain integrity," he added, "the Convention provides a legal framework in which all activities at sea and at sea must be carried out." ..
Towards the summit, the Philippines has rejected most of Beijing's claims under the recently elected Ferdinand Marcos Jr. under a groundbreaking 2016 decision in The Hague. It was revealed that the claim would be reclaimed. Beyond coral reefs and atolls under UNCLOS.
Beijing has dismissed the court's decision.
The ASEAN Summit is often ridiculed as just a talkfest, but this year, Block's desire to play a central role in conflict resolution in the South China Sea and his attitude toward Myanmar. The change was praised.
"They are very concerned about this and have made unprecedented criticisms of their peers in ASEAN member states," said Bad Edes, a practicing professor at McGill University in Montreal, Myanmar. Said about.
"I've heard this from Cambodia and Malaysia. I think the ASEAN countries feel the weakness behind the administration. Faced with armed opposition from various parts of the country. Their status quo is not long lasting. "
