Saudi Arabia becomes 51st country to join ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation

STORY: Saudi Arabia becomes 51st country to join ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation DATELINE: July 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of ASEAN logo 2. various of the signing ceremony 3. various of the ASEAN FM Summit STORYLINE: Saudi Arabia signed on Wednesday ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), making it the 51st country partner for the regional bloc. The TAC was signed by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Post Ministerial Conference (AMM-PMC) in Jakarta. Indonesia hosts the regional-level event as the ASEAN Chair this year. "We welcome Saudi Arabia into the ASEAN Family. Together we must become a positive force for peace, stability and prosperity in the region," Marsudi said in her speech representing ASEAN. Marsudi also praised Saudi Arabia's commitment to be willing to uphold the ASEAN principles mention

Compromise reached between Moscow, Wagner military head: Russian media

STORY: Compromise reached between Moscow, Wagner military head: Russian media DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wagner groups leaving Rostov 2. various of PMC Wagner Center in St. Petersburg 3. various of Russia STORYLINE: According to RIA Novosti news agency reports, Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, reached a compromise through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late Saturday. The reports said that Prigozhin has accepted Lukashenko's proposal to stop the advance of the Wagner troops and de-escalate the situation. On Saturday morning, Putin informed his Belarusian counterpart of the situation in Russia regarding the Wagner group and the heads of state agreed on joint actions. According to Russia's TASS news agency, then the Wagner fighters left southern Russia's Rostov region and were headed to their field camps. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said late Saturday,

Russia urges Wagner fighters to surrender, security in Moscow heightened

STORY: Russia urges Wagner fighters to surrender, security in Moscow heightened DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YUAN XINFANG, Xinhua correspondent 2. PMC Wagner Center in St Petersburg 3. SOUNDBITE (Russian): VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russian President 4. various of Moscow STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YUAN XINFANG, Xinhua correspondent "This is Yuan Xinfang from Xinhua News Agency. I'm reporting from Moscow. Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday urged Wagner fighters to surrender after the private military group was accused of attempting to launch an armed rebellion." On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian Armed Forces to neutralize those who organized the armed rebellion of the Wagner private military group. SOUNDBITE (Russian): VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russian President "Any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood, to us as a nation. This is a blow to Russia, to our people. And our actions to protect