ASEAN Defense Ministers Call for Peace in Gaza, Myanmar
At their annual meeting in Jakarta, defense ministers from ASEAN countries have issued a joint call for peace in the conflicts in the Gaza Strip and Myanmar.
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00:00 Defense ministers from ASEAN countries have issued a joint call for an end to violence in Gaza and Myanmar.
00:08 The defense chiefs are holding their annual meeting in Jakarta.
00:12 They met with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday
00:16 and will be joined by officials from several other countries like Japan, Russia and China on Thursday.
00:22 ASEAN says with conflicts raging in several parts of the world,
00:26 the group needs to help defuse tensions even outside the region.
00:31 I encourage peaceful resolutions to every dispute and seek cooperation rather than disorganized competition.
00:40 I believe that power projection will benefit no one and hence all parties must exercise self-restraint to prevent miscalculation and escalation.