SINGAPORE: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must “stand together as one” in an increasingly uncertain world or risk losing its credibility and relevance on the global stage, said Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sunday (Oct 26).
Speaking at a closed-door retreat session held at the end of the first day of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, he said ASEAN must safeguard its centrality and demonstrate its ability to resolve differences and maintain peace among itself.
Mr Wong, in a transcript issued by his office on Monday morning, expressed hope for swift resolutions to both the recent border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, as well as Myanmar’s ongoing political crisis.
