ASEAN summit addresses regional conflicts amid global tensions
- Indonesia's foreign minister warns that Southeast Asia is one miscalculation away from nuclear catastrophe and urges world powers to keep the region free of such arms.
- The ongoing violence and political crisis in Myanmar as well as tensions in the China Sea are major concerns for the summit.
- Indonesia has engaged in behind-the-scenes dialogue with Myanmar's junta and opposition groups.
- Indonesia is pushing for talks on a code of conduct for the South China Sea to ensure freedom of navigation.
- Geopolitical rivalries between the US and China loom over the summit.