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Front row, from left, Thailand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang, Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, Singapore Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chua, Brunei Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof, Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, and Indonesia Director General for ASEAN Cooperation Ina Hagniningtyas Krisnamurthi clap after posing for a photo with representatives from the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Representatives during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center, Monday July 20, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters before departing from Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, July 19, 2026, to the Philippines to attend the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting and other related meetings. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)Police guard outside the venue of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Post-Ministerial Conferences, and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia on Monday, July 20, 2026, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Police patrol outside the venue of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Post-Ministerial Conferences, and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia on Monday, July 20, 2026, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Police patrol outside the venue of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Post-Ministerial Conferences, and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia on Monday, July 20, 2026, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Front row, from left, Thailand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang, Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, Singapore Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chua, Brunei Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof, Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, and Indonesia Director General for ASEAN Cooperation Ina Hagniningtyas Krisnamurthi clap after posing for a photo with representatives from the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Representatives during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center, Monday July 20, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)