White House: Biden confirms extra maritime support for Asean states


PHNOM PENH, Nov 13 (dpa): US President Joe Biden has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific region while also confirming further maritime support for South-East Asian nations, The White House said in a statement on Sunday.

In his address at the annual East Asia Summit during the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Phnom Penh, Biden highlighted how US and allies were helping ASEAN nations and other Indo-Pacific partners to "undertake marine conservation, counter illegal fishing, and respond to humanitarian disasters."

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