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        "msgid": "philippines-warns-asean-not-to-let-differences-divide-it-1793246031",
        "date": "2026-10-29 09:59:07",
        "title": "Philippines Warns ASEAN Not to Let Differences Divide It",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. urged ASEAN members to prevent disagreements from undermining the bloc, calling for peaceful and lawful ways to resolve disputes, including in the South China Sea. The appeal came as the Philippines hosted the 20th ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting, where ministers marked key anniversaries and agreed on new initiatives.",
        "content": "<p>Islamabad (ANTARA) \u2013 Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro\nJr.\u00a0told Southeast Asian defence ministers on Wednesday (28 October)\nthat ASEAN must \u201cnot let differences divide us from within\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Teodoro made the remarks in his speech at the opening ceremony of the\n20th ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting (ADMM), which he chaired in Cebu,\nthe Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn and defence ministers from the\nAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also attended the\nmeeting, according to the organisation in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippines, which currently holds the chairmanship of the\n11-member bloc, hosted the meeting under the theme \u201cNavigating Our\nFuture, Together\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, ASEAN defence ministers issued a joint statement\nmarking the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in\nSoutheast Asia and the 20th anniversary of the ADMM.<\/p>\n<p>The ministers also agreed on several new initiatives and activities\nunder the ADMM framework.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cASEAN was founded on the belief that our strength lies in our\ndiversity,\u201d Teodoro said, as quoted by local English-language outlet\nRappler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, we must not let differences divide us from within; and\nwhere differences arise, including in the South China Sea, we must\nresolve them through peaceful and legal means,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Some ASEAN defence leaders will also attend the 13th ASEAN Defence\nMinisters\u2019 Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), as well as separate meetings with\ndefence ministers from the United States, India, Japan, Australia and\nSouth Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun did not attend the summit and was\nrepresented by the defence attach\u00e9 at the Chinese Embassy in Manila.<\/p>",
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