ASEAN to continue 'constructive and principled engagement' with Myanmar, bloc's chair Philippines says

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Myanmar Director-General of the ASEAN Affairs Department Han Win Aung, Bruneian Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Lao's Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timor’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia Hangchuon Naron and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 49th ASEAN Summit, in Manila, Philippines, November 15, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/Pool

MANILA, ⁠Nov 15 (Reuters) - ⁠The Association of ‌Southeast Asian Nations has agreed to ​continue its "constructive ⁠and ⁠principled engagement" with Myanmar, ⁠Philippine ‌President ⁠Ferdinand Marcos Jr said ​on ‌Sunday.

Marcos, chairing the ⁠annual ​ASEAN summit in ⁠Manila, said he ​hoped the bloc could advance the ⁠implementation of its five-point peace plan ​for ⁠Myanmar.

(Reporting by ​Karen Lema ‌in Manila; ​Editing by William Mallard)