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Transcript/ScriptASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS TV
HEADLINE: ASEAN 9 Patch-up and Wrap-up Foreign Ministers Summit
TEASER: Myanmar and COVID-19 top an agenda overshadowed by Pelosi
PUBLISHED AT: Sunday, 08/07/2022 at834A
BYLINE: Luke Hunt
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
VIDEOGRAPHER: Luke Hunt, David Brown, ASEAN Pool
VIDEO EDITOR: David Brown
SCRIPT EDITORS: Steve Hirsch, pcd
VIDEO SOURCES: VOA, ASEAN
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[[Foreign Ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations wrapped up their annual meeting with a plea for peace in the South China Sea, warnings for the junta in Myanmar and plans to bolster COVID-19-crushed economies. Luke Hunt reports for VOA from Phnom Penh, Cambodia]]
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((VIDEO: Wide shot inside conference hall as delegates gather – ASEAN Pool))
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((VIDEO: Medium shot of delegates, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov – ASEAN Pool))
((VIDEO: Wide shot Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sakhonn – ASEAN Pool))
((VIDEO: Wide shot Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sakhonn – ASEAN Pool))
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Foreign ministers, diplomats and delegates from about 40 countries gathered here with nine of 10 foreign ministers from ASEAN.
Among them were U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China – but the visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi overshadowed sessions otherwise preoccupied with Myanmar, the South China Sea and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Myanmar’s foreign minister was absent. The country was banned from ASEAN meetings following the military takeover there last year, and its execution of four democracy activists on July 25 had a further chilling effect.
Prak Sakhonn, Cambodian foreign minister and host of this year’s sessions, described talks as frank, candid, lively and heated. He indicated a significant shift in attitudes toward Myanmar, saying the military regime had failed to build any trust within ASEAN.
(Prak Sokohnn, Cambodian foreign minister (male in English))
“And without this trust the fighting will continue and the political process will never start because no one will come if they fear for their life, so building trust is most important.”
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While the meetings were being held, China responded to Pelosi’s Taiwan visit by declaring a live-fire zone on Taiwan’s east flank and firing rockets. In Phnom Penh, Yi abandoned talks with Japan and walked out on a gala dinner.
An ASEAN communique stressed the need to recognize the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which China has refused to recognize since losing a court battle with The Philippines in 2016.
Blinken told reporters the Chinese response to the Pelosi visit was excessive and U.S. aircraft carriers will remain on standby.
(Secretary of State Antony Blinken (male in English))
“In short, the role of the U.S. continues to support the status quo in Taiwan Strait and advance our shared goals throughout the Indo-Pacific. That is what the region expects of us – to be steady and responsible”.
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A top concern for most ASEAN members remained the pandemic and a need to strengthen health care and promote growth in economies that have been crushed by COVID-19.
The communique said needed measures include bolstering digital connectivity, supply chains and jobs for women while promoting carbon neutrality to counter climate change.
All eyes are now on the ASEAN summit here in November, when leaders are expected to announce what action will be taken against Myanmar while endorsing the recommendations made in the 29-page communique issued by their foreign ministers.
((LUKE HUNT for VOA News, Phnom Penh, Cambodia))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
Embargo DateAugust 7, 2022 14:50 EDT
Byline((LUKE HUNT for VOA News, Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
