China and Asean Issue Joint Statement on Energy Crisis, Middle East Conflict
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China and Asean foreign ministers released a joint statement in Manila, addressing the ongoing energy crisis and the Middle East conflict, calling for a ceasefire and peaceful resolution, and welcoming US-Iran negotiations.
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A joint statement by China and Asean foreign ministers in Manila addressed the energy crisis and Middle East conflict, highlighting Southeast Asia's vulnerability to geopolitical shocks in energy supply chains.
A joint statement was released on Friday after a meeting in Manila between the foreign ministers of China and the Asean, against the backdrop of an ongoing energy crisis.
According to the World Economic Forum Asia, 55 per cent of Southeast Asian crude oil imports originate from the Middle East, leaving up to 28 per cent of the region’s final energy consumption exposed to direct disruption.
Kao Kim Hourn, the secretary general of Asean, warned last month that the crisis in the Middle East had “laid bare the vulnerability of global energy and food supply chains to geopolitical shocks” and called for deeper cooperation with China.
Building on a previous statement from the 11-member bloc, Friday’s joint statement welcomed the ongoing US-Iran negotiations mediated by Pakistan and Qatar and called for a ceasefire and “a peaceful and lasting resolution” to the conflict.
Preguntas abiertas
- What specific measures will China and Asean take for deeper cooperation?
- What are the next steps in US-Iran negotiations?
