Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit on Energy Security

Southeast Asian leaders, united at their summit in Cebu, called for the swift ratification of a regional fuel-sharing framework to address energy supply disruptions caused by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Philippine President Bongbong Marcos, chair of the ASEAN, expressed optimism for the framework's completion and proposed an ASEAN maritime center to coordinate issues in the South China Sea. The leaders are expected to issue a statement urging a negotiated settlement between the United States and Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The summit also touched upon the slow progress in resolving Myanmar's civil war and the ongoing negotiations for a code of conduct in the South China Sea with China.