Manila conference discusses ASEAN leadership amid new world order
The Albert del Rosario Institute on Strategic and International Studies (ADRI) held a conference themed “ASEAN Leadership amid a New World Order” at Shangri-La Hotel in Manila on November 8.
The conference on “ASEAN Leadership amid a New World Order” takes place at Shangri-La Hotel in Manila on November 8 (Photo: VNA)
Manila (VNA) – The Albert del Rosario Institute on Strategic andInternational Studies (ADRI) held a conference themed “ASEAN Leadership amid aNew World Order” at Shangri-La Hotel in Manila on November 8.
The event was organised on the threshold of the31st ASEAN Summit in the Philippines.
It drew about 150 delegates, including officialsof the Philippines, the US, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Vietnam, along withrepresentatives of some businesses based in the Philippines.
At the first session on building an ASEANCommunity to cope with security and political challenges, participants talkedthe East Sea situation and the settlement of sovereignty disputes.
Former Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert DelRosario called on regional leaders to maintain ASEAN’s solidarity, unity andcentral role so as to resolve East Sea disputes on the basis on internationallaw, especially the Hague tribunal’s ruling on the Philippines’s lawsuitagainst China in July 2016.
At the session on enhancing the social andcultural foundation in ASEAN cooperation, participants discussed ways topromote ASEAN’s solidarity and unity to handle emerging non-traditionalsecurity challenges.
Meanwhile, the third session on realising theregion’s economic integration process looked into the enhancement of economiccooperation through cooperation mechanisms of ASEAN.-VNA
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The conference on “ASEAN Leadership amid a New World Order” takes place at Shangri-La Hotel in Manila on November 8 (Photo: VNA) 
