The Asean summit is over - Now it's time for Asean to overcome issues on South China Sea and Myanmar; look forward to a better tomorrow

Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks during a news conference along with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, after the closing of the 43rd Asan Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2023. - Reuters Photo

THE 43rd Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) Summit concluded in Jakarta on Thursday and the association proudly said there were many fruitful outcomes from the meeting and many agreements were also signed during the summit.

Despite rising uncertainties globally the event was attended by top officials from US and China besides South Korea, Japan and India - many top officials announced the Asean Summit was a big success.