World Desk, AnyTV, Jakarta
Published by: Harendra Chaudhary
Updated Mon, 07 Mar 2022 03:46 PM IST
Summary
ASEAN foreign ministers said in a statement: “We are deeply concerned by the evolving situation in Ukraine and the escalating armed conflict there.” We appeal to the parties concerned to show maximum restraint.
There is growing uneasiness in the ASEAN countries amid the deepening crisis caused by the Russian attack on Ukraine. The member countries of this Association of Southeast Asian Nations fear that the Ukraine war could have a serious impact on the South China Sea dispute. ASEAN includes a total of ten countries.
Fears have deepened within the ASEAN countries that if Russia succeeds in fulfilling its objective in Ukraine, it may increase China’s aggressive activities in the South China Sea region. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Sheng Loong said in a tweet – ‘What has happened in Ukraine is important to us. If the principle of whose buffalo sticks in international relations, then the world will become a dangerous place for small countries. That is why Singapore strongly supports international law and the United Nations Declaration.
Cambodia ASEAN President
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri talked about this as soon as Ukraine was attacked. Cambodia is currently the President of ASEAN. Meanwhile, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has told the Gulf newspaper Straits Times – ‘Although we are far away and a small country. But international issues like this are very much related to us. ASEAN member countries are considered militarily strong.
ASEAN foreign ministers said in a statement: “We are deeply concerned by the evolving situation in Ukraine and the escalating armed conflict there.” We appeal to the parties concerned to show maximum restraint. Observers have pointed out that Russia’s name was not mentioned in the statement of ASEAN foreign ministers. ASEAN did not issue a statement when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. In view of that, it is believed that this time the ASEAN countries are expressing their sentiments openly.
Eight countries were against Russia
When a resolution to condemn Russia was moved at the UN General Assembly last week, eight of the ten ASEAN members voted for it. The Vietnam and Laos voting had abstained from voting. Experts say that the ASEAN country is often worried because, in their opinion, what happened in Ukraine coincides with the situation in the South China Sea. They fear that China may try to forcibly change the status quo in the South China Sea.
In a special article published in the Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s leading newspaper, research tank Center for Strategic and International Studies Indonesia, researcher Gilang Kembara has written – ‘The concern is that if America remains trapped in Europe’s conflict, then China will be in Asia. Take advantage of the emptiness created. It can either attack Taiwan or further strengthen its presence in the South China Sea.
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There is growing uneasiness in the ASEAN countries amid the deepening crisis caused by the Russian attack on Ukraine. The member countries of this Association of Southeast Asian Nations fear that the Ukraine war could have a serious impact on the South China Sea dispute. ASEAN includes a total of ten countries.
Fears have deepened within the ASEAN countries that if Russia succeeds in fulfilling its objective in Ukraine, it may increase China’s aggressive activities in the South China Sea region. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Sheng Loong said in a tweet – ‘What has happened in Ukraine is important to us. If the principle of whose buffalo sticks in international relations, then the world will become a dangerous place for small countries. That is why Singapore strongly supports international law and the United Nations Declaration.
Cambodia ASEAN President
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri talked about this as soon as Ukraine was attacked. Cambodia is currently the President of ASEAN. Meanwhile, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has told the Gulf newspaper Straits Times – ‘Although we are far away and a small country. But international issues like this are very much related to us. ASEAN member countries are considered militarily strong.
ASEAN foreign ministers said in a statement: “We are deeply concerned by the evolving situation in Ukraine and the escalating armed conflict there.” We appeal to the parties concerned to show maximum restraint. Observers have pointed out that Russia’s name was not mentioned in the statement of ASEAN foreign ministers. ASEAN did not issue a statement when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. In view of that, it is believed that this time the ASEAN countries are expressing their sentiments openly.
Eight countries were against Russia
When a resolution to condemn Russia was moved at the UN General Assembly last week, eight of the ten ASEAN members voted for it. The Vietnam and Laos voting had abstained from voting. Experts say that the ASEAN country is often worried because, in their opinion, what happened in Ukraine coincides with the situation in the South China Sea. They fear that China may try to forcibly change the status quo in the South China Sea.
In a special article published in the Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s leading newspaper, research tank Center for Strategic and International Studies Indonesia, researcher Gilang Kembara has written – ‘The concern is that if America remains trapped in Europe’s conflict, then China will be in Asia. Take advantage of the emptiness created. It can either attack Taiwan or further strengthen its presence in the South China Sea.