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Philippines hosts 'bare-bones' ASEAN summit amid Middle East crisis and global supply shocks
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed that the upcoming May 2025 ASEAN Leaders Summit will proceed in Manila but with a drastically reduced agenda focused on critical regional vulnerabilities rather than traditional diplomatic summits, citing an intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran as the primary driver for this shift to what he termed "bare bones.
Key Points
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1[Mar 27] Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced on March 27 that an ASEAN summit scheduled for May will proceed despite ongoing hostilities.
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2The event has been reduced to a 'bare-bones' programme focusing specifically on addressing the Middle East conflict's impact, including fuel supplies and food prices.
Developments
[Mar 27]
"Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced that an ASEAN summit scheduled for May will proceed despite ongoing hostilities in the Middle East."
Asean summit to go ahead in May, but preparatory meetings scaled down, Philippines says
Businesstimes.com.sg
1d ago