ASEAN meetings ease tensions while addressing contentious issues: Former secretary-general
Meetings at the upcoming ASEAN summit will help ease tensions even as leaders tackle contentious global issues. Such is the effectiveness of ASEAN summits, designed to facilitate open and spontaneous dialogue, according to its former secretary-general. The 47th summit will host world leaders including US President Donald Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all ASEAN leaders, with border conflicts and US tariffs high on the agenda. Aslam Shah reports.
Meetings at the upcoming ASEAN summit will help ease tensions even as leaders tackle contentious global issues. Such is the effectiveness of ASEAN summits, designed to facilitate open and spontaneous dialogue, according to its former secretary-general. The 47th summit will host world leaders including US President Donald Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all ASEAN leaders, with border conflicts and US tariffs high on the agenda. Aslam Shah reports.