Sihasak Phuangketkeow

The remarks came as foreign ministers of both countries exchanged opening statements at the first meeting to settle the sea border dispute under a UN agreement on maritime law for compulsory conciliation

Fisher-Kamm met Tuesday with Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow to address concerns and discuss possible solutions

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, marking one of the only publicly confirmed contacts between the 81-year-old Nobel laureate and an outside party since the military ousted her government in February 2021

Foreign ministers from the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and major partners will gather in Manila against a backdrop of instability beyond the region since the US and Iran resumed open conflict, raising concerns about energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as inflation and global growth

The meeting comes as tensions between the US and Iran threaten to cast a shadow over a diplomatic gathering in Southeast Asia this week, injecting additional uncertainty into a region grappling with maritime tensions with China and a faltering regional effort to end Myanmar's civil war

But it is talks over Myanmar, a member state formally excluded from such summits since its military junta seized power in 2021 and triggered a bloody civil war, that could ratchet up tension

Thailand cancelled an agreement on overlapping maritime claims and energy exploration

Trump reportedly brings 16 CEOs on China visit; inclusion of high-tech, financial firms shows importance of these areas: expert

Global market shocks spark calls for a regional power grid and emergency fuel stockpile

Southeast Asian leaders have pressed for broader political reconciliation in Myanmar, calling for the release of remaining detainees after authorities freed more than 4,000 prisoners earlier this month

Tropical Myanmar has been led by Min Aung Hlaing since 2021, who as armed forces chief deposed Suu Kyi's elected government, detained the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and sparked civil war

Aung San Suu Kyi’s fate remains uncertain

Fragile ceasefire tested: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed shipping through the critical Strait of Hormuz stopped following what it said was an Israeli ceasefire violation in Lebanon

Speaking with ANI, Reuven Azar differentiated between its conflict with Hezbollah and Iran, showing extensive support for the temporary ceasefire with Tehran, while reaffirming Tel Aviv's goal in southern Lebanon

Iranian Delegation to Meet U.S. for Talks Despite Continued Fighting in Lebanon

Iran hasn’t yet announced who will be representing the country during talks this weekend with the US, led by Vice President JD Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner

Iran Signals Readiness for Talks

A major development has emerged regarding the planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan

The Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree was struck on March 11 while travelling through the Gulf waterway, after departing a port in the United Arab Emirates

The Strait of Hormuz presents a classic war theater for an insurgency to bog down superior forces

Myanmar has been engulfed in nationwide conflict and repression since a military coup in 2021 that toppled the first democratic administration in half a century

Araghchi spoke after meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul and holding talks with Hakan Fidan, according to Turkish and Iranian statements and media reports

After half a decade of bloody fighting, a resurgent military faces a determined but splintered armed resistance

Clashes erupted for five days last July and reignited in December before a ceasefire

The soldiers’ release removes a major impediment toward that goal after two rounds of destructive combat over competing territorial claims