ASEAN foreign ministers agree to create human rights body

ASEAN foreign ministers agree to create human rights body

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo speaks at a press conference in Manila on July 30 after foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations agreed to include a provision mandating creation of a human rights body in a proposed ASEAN Charter expected to be adopted at the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore in November.

ASEAN defense ministers vow to strengthen bloc's centrality, unity

STORY: ASEAN defense ministers vow to strengthen bloc's centrality, unity DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:31 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cambodia's defense minister Gen. Tea Banh greeting other ASEAN counterparts 2. various of the 16th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting STORYLINE: The defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) vowed on Wednesday to strengthen the bloc's centrality, unity and rules-based order for the benefit of the people in the region, said a joint declaration. The declaration was released after the 16th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM), which was held in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, under the chair of Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh. "We reaffirm our adherence to the fundamental principles and purposes enshrined in the ASEAN Charter and Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) in strengthening ASEAN centrality and unity and upholding a rules-based regi

ASEAN foreign ministers agree to create human rights body

ASEAN foreign ministers agree to create human rights body

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo speaks at a press conference in Manila on July 30 after foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations agreed to include a provision mandating creation of a human rights body in a proposed ASEAN Charter expected to be adopted at the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore in November. (Kyodo)