General view of the 34th ASEAN Summit plenary session in Bangkok, Thailand, June 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations vowed on Saturday to fight against plastic pollution in the ocean, as their leaders adopted a joint declaration during a summit in Bangkok.
The Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in ASEAN Region was adopted by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which includes four of the world's top polluters.
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