The East Asia Summit in Jakarta was attended by US Vice President Kamala Harris and Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s visit to India for a Group of 20 gathering. The leaders of the 18-nation bloc agree to “promote peace, stability, maritime safety and security, freedom of navigation and overflight, other internationally lawful uses of the seas and unimpeded lawful maritime commerce”, according to the draft. ![]() The leaders’ adoption of the statement was confirmed by Indonesia, this year’s chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The statement, which is yet to be issued publicly, marks the first time in two years the leaders were able to agree on a text after a dispute over language between the US and Russia prevented them from coming up with one last year in Cambodia.Ī statement by East Asian leaders “on Maintaining and Promoting the Region as an Epicentrum of Growth” will be issued, according to a version seen by Bloomberg News. JAKARTA: The leaders of the 18-nation East Asia Summit - including the US, China, Russia and the 10 Asean states - agreed to adopt a statement that omits any mention of the war in Ukraine after a summit on Thursday. Behind her is Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov can be seen at the right. ![]() US Vice President Kamala Harris listens to discussions during the East Asia Summit in Jakarta on Thursday.
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