{"id":59741,"date":"2026-07-23T03:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=59741"},"modified":"2026-07-23T03:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:24:44","slug":"top-diplomats-gather-for-security-forum-in-southeast-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=59741","title":{"rendered":"Top diplomats gather for security forum in Southeast Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Reuters)    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MANILA, July 23  &#8211; Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North America gathered on Thursday for the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila, \u200bwhere ministers were expected to issue calls for a peaceful settlement after renewed and intensifying hostilities in the Middle \u200cEast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/iran\/\">war in Iran<\/a>&nbsp;and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could dominate discussions at the plenary event, which will be attended by U.S. Secretary of State&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/rubio-says-he-discussed-china-presidents-us-visit-meeting-with-wang-yi-2026-07-22\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, Russia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and top officials from China, Australia, India, Japan, Britain and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war has been a \u200bkey talking point in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/rubio-hold-talks-with-chinas-wang-yi-regional-powers-join-asean-meeting-2026-07-22\/\">gathering<\/a>&nbsp;hosted by the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a region with a combined gross domestic \u200bproduct of about $3.8 trillion that is heavily reliant on Middle East oil and particularly exposed to the fallout, which \u2060has stoked inflation around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation,&#8221; China&#8217;s Vice Foreign Minister Hua Chunying said \u200bin opening remarks at a forum on Thursday between ASEAN, Japan, South Korea and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The situation in the Middle East has spilled over into \u200benergy and food supply chains, and security and resilience have been disrupted &#8230; demand for maintaining peace and stability has become more urgent,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been 12 days since the Middle East ceasefire collapsed, and the U.S. military launched attacks for a 12th successive night on Thursday. Iranian-aligned Houthis also claimed hits on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/rubio-says-us-still-willing-negotiate-over-iran-crisis-2026-07-22\/\">two Saudi oil \u200btankers<\/a>&nbsp;as part of a blockade that risks forming a second chokehold on global oil supplies at the Red Sea, alongside the Strait \u200bof Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio said on Wednesday that the United States wanted a diplomatic solution, but Tehran was not playing ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The problem we&#8217;re having right now is that they&#8217;re \u200cnot \u2060serious about talks,&#8221; he told ASEAN ministers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) MANILA, July 23 &#8211; Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North America gathered on Thursday for the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila, \u200bwhere ministers were expected to issue calls for a peaceful settlement after renewed and intensifying hostilities in the Middle \u200cEast. The&nbsp;war in Iran&nbsp;and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could dominate discussions at the plenary event, which will be attended by U.S. Secretary of State&nbsp;Marco Rubio, Russia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and top officials from China, Australia, India, Japan, Britain and others. 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