Myanmar Director-General of the ASEAN Affairs Department Han Win Aung, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hangchuon Naron and Laotian Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith pose for a picture during the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit retreat sessions in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, November 15, 2026. (Aaron Favila/Pool via Reuters)
MANILA —The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has agreed to continue its “constructive and principled engagement” with Myanmar, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Sunday.
Marcos, chairing the annual ASEAN summit in Manila, said he hoped the bloc could advance the implementation of its five-point peace plan for Myanmar.
—Reporting by Karen Lema in Manila; Editing by William Mallard
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