The ASEAN summit concluded with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasizing stronger ties with regional partners. However, the final declaration differed from earlier drafts, omitting references to Taiwan, Ukraine, Myanmar, and North Korea. Canberra is now more focused on meeting the region's expectations, particularly in terms of investment in infrastructure and clean energy.
Already a subscriber?The ASEAN summit finished with something of a mutual love-in. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was emphatic that Canberra ’s ties with regional partners “had never been stronger”. And ASEAN ’s chair for this year, Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, labelled Australia the grouping’s “oldest and dearest friend”. Nevertheless, the final declaration, predictably enough, was somewhat different from earlier drafts that surfaced late last year.
Gone are the tougher references that Canberra wanted on the Taiwan straits, Ukraine, Myanmar and North Korea. It wants thePrime Minister Anthony Albanese with all other leaders for the family photo at Government House in Melbourne on Wednesday.Still, in contrast to the previous summit of this kind, held under the Turnbull government in 2018, Canberra is now more attuned to what the region is looking for from Australia.to spark Australian investment in infrastructure and clean energy showed a government leaning once more into the recommendations of the Nicholas Moore repor
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