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11/02/2024 11:31:43 am

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ASEAN Defense Ministers Statement

ASEAN Defense Ministers Fail to Release Statement

Row Over South China Sea Forces ASEAN Defense Ministers to Scrap Joint Statement, China Blames 'Countries Outside the Region'

A disagreement over mentioning the South China Sea dispute forced ASEAN defense ministers to completely abandon their plan to issue a joint declaration at the end of a regional security meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, where U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter was in attendance. A statement from China's Ministry of Defense said 'individual countries outside the region' were to blame for the impasse.

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