(11 Oct 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vientiane, Laos – 11 October 2024
1. Wide of ASEAN-US forum
2. Various of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken greeting ASEAN officials and leaders prior to start of session
3. Various of Blinken seated before session
4. Zoom out from Blinken seated to forum
5. Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone speaking
6. Pan of Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, Brunei Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry permanent secretary, Aung Kyaw Moe, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr
7. Blinken speaking, UPSOUND (English)
“We remain concerned about China’s increasingly dangerous and unlawful actions in the South and East China Seas which have injured people and harmed vessels from ASEAN nations and contradict commitments to the peaceful resolution of disputes. The United States will continue to support freedom of navigation and freedom of overflight in the Indo-Pacific. We also think it is important to maintain our shared commitment to protect stability across the Taiwan Strait.”
8. Wide of forum
STORYLINE:
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Southeast Asian leaders on Friday on the final day of the annual ASEAN forum.
Blinken is filling in for US President Joe Biden at the meetings.
This year’s summit has focused on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea, two key challenges that have tested the bloc’s credibility.
On Thursday officials stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea, but Chinese Premier Li Qiang was defiant during talks as he blamed “external forces” for interfering in regional affairs.
Blinken, who arrived in Laos on Thursday, also raised the issue of what he called China’s "increasingly dangerous" actions in the sea.
The US has no territorial claims in the South China Sea but has deployed Navy ships and fighter jets to patrol the waterway and promote freedom of navigation and overflight.
ASEAN leaders, who held a summit among themselves on Wednesday, also met separately with new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday.
The bloc is also holding individual talks with dialogue partners India, Australia, Canada, the U.S. and the United Nations that will culminate in an East Asia Summit of 18 nations including Russia and New Zealand on Friday.
AP video shot by Hau Dinh
===========================================================
Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com.
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/f8b896c1e43c40fd9a6e6fef539ed223
Author: AP Archive
Go to Source
News post in October 16, 2024, 3:04 am.
Visit Our Sponsor’s:
News Post In – News
