"ASEAN has been able to navigate the increasingly sharp competition of great powers. AOIP (ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific) has also supported inclusive collaboration in the region," Marsudi stated during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Vientiane, Laos, on Tuesday.
The minister also highlighted the achievement of the ASEAN Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which encouraged regional economic integration and united opposing groups.
During the meeting, held ahead of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits on Wednesday (Oct 9), Marsudi remarked that her fellow foreign ministers had succeeded in giving top priority to the ASEAN in their foreign policy and playing an important role in ASEAN's transformation.
"ASEAN's future success will be determined by how ASEAN can respond to existing challenges, such as maintaining regional stability and peace, demonstrating solidarity, and continuing to strengthen institutional capacity," she noted.
Furthermore, the minister commended the ASEAN foreign ministers for the support offered during Indonesia's Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2023.
"The foreign ministers are not only colleagues but also my brothers," she stated.
Marsudi also accentuated the importance of ASEAN continuing to commit to international law and ASEAN values and principles, including respect for human rights.
Resolving the Myanmar issue
Regarding the Myanmar issue, which has remained a major issue in the region, Marsudi stated that Indonesia had initiated a meeting between stakeholders in Myanmar and a meeting of the special envoys related to the Myanmar issue in Jakarta recently.
Moreover, to resolve the problem in Myanmar, Marsudi has invited ASEAN to continue encouraging inclusive dialogue with all stakeholders in Myanmar and emphasized the importance of international support for implementing the Five-Point Consensus (5PC).
Another important point regarding the Myanmar issue that Marsudi also conveyed to the foreign ministers of ASEAN member countries was the importance of ASEAN acting to address the issues of human and drug trafficking that worsen conditions in Myanmar while also stressing the importance of humanitarian assistance for the people of Myanmar.
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Translator: Nabil Ihsan, Yashinta Difa
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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