Asean urges nationwide expansion of Myanmar ceasefire; leaders also agree tariff deals with US should not harm members

Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aung Kyaw Moe attends the 2nd ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit after the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. -- Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): South-East Asian leaders reached an understanding on Tuesday that any bilateral agreements they might strike with the United States on trade tariffs would not harm each others' economies, Malaysia's premier Daruk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

Anwar, the current chair of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, said there was consensus during a leaders' summit in Kuala Lumpur that any deals negotiated with Washington would ensure the interests of the region as a whole were protected.