Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expressed the United States' frustration that more progress has not been made on ending the war in Ukraine in a meeting on Thursday with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said yesterday that Asian nations might get “better” tariff rates than the rest of the world, as he attended

Asean is considering upgrading its relationship with Turkiye from a sectoral dialogue partner to a full dialogue partner in the near future, said

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Malaysia on Thursday, as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine.

Asean maintained its strategic equilibrium in navigating ties with global powers, engaging with China and the United States and other global powers in a series of high-level discussions on the third day of the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings held here.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Thursday with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong. The two met on the occasion of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, according to a post on X. The meeting and post-ministerial conferences, which began on Tuesday, will continue through Friday.

Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday met with world leaders on the sidelines of the 32nd ASEAN Regional Forum in Kuala Lumpur.

Japan, the current chair of the trilateral framework, agreed with its two neighbors in March in Tokyo to speed up preparations for a summit meeting "at the earliest convenient time," which would follow one held in May 2024 in Seoul. At that time, Iwaya said the next summit needs to be held "by the end of this year."

South Korea, the United States and Japan were arranging to hold three-way talks among their senior diplomats in Malaysia, diplomatic sources said Thursday. The talks, if held,

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday urged Southeast Asian countries to "act with purpose" and enhance trade among each other in the face of global uncertainty, as regional foreign ministers met amid renewed jitters over U.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will lead the Pakistan delegation at the 32nd Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum, being held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The meeting will be attended by the Foreign Ministers and representatives of the 27 ASEAN Regional Forum member countries, along with the Secretary-General of ASEAN.