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After decades of support for globalization and free trade, the European Union (EU), in recent times has started adopting an inward approach which is impacting its trade with south-east Asia in particular, a media report said.
The worsening military invasion of Russia in Ukraine became the central topic of discussion between Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and European Union (EU) Ambassador to the ASEAN and concurrent EU Special Envoy to Myanmar Igor Driesmans recently. Defense Secretary
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has told a diplomat from the European Union that China has not stopped its harassment and provocations in the region, citing even a recent case of a Chinese vessel trying to ram a warship of the United States in international waters. Lorenzana held a candid talk…
Activists and exiles urge European leaders to keep up the pressure on the military junta even as the conflict in Ukraine dominates headlines.
The EU views ASEAN as a like-minded and essential partner in the Indo-Pacific region, and in its Global Gateway strategy.