What went down at the 58th AMM (While you were doomscrolling)

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Over the course of four days, foreign ministers from Southeast Asia and beyond convened to discuss issues that matter deeply to the region, and to the world. Here’s what they talked about.  Presented by: Danish Raja Reza & Natasha Busst Shot by: Fauzi Yunus, Afizi Ismail & Hizami Safri Edited by: Kiera Amin & Selven Razz  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Asean #58thAMM #WrapUp #MyASEAN2025

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00:00Were you doom-strolling too hard?

00:03Missed the ASEAN Foreign Minister's meeting here in KL?

00:07No worries, fam. We got you.

00:10With the new round of tariffs looming, ASEAN is committing to hustling harder together,

00:14with more intra-ASEAN trade and a digital economy deal in the works.

00:18In security, ASEAN is in its influencer era.

00:21China agreed, no nukes, no cap.

00:24Beijing will sign the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty with zero reservations.

00:29And Moscow might be on board too.

00:31And we told you, KL is gonna be where it's at.

00:34US, China, Russia all in the house with America's new top dog, Marco Rubio,

00:38trying to calm nerves after their new tariff announcement failed the vibe check.

00:42In a wild plot twist, he even met China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines.

00:47Who'd have thought?

00:49Rumor has it that Trump may also make a surprise cameo at the ASEAN summit in October.

00:54Is it possible to see President Trump in coming October?

00:58ASEAN summit.

00:59It's possible, yes.

01:00We're working on getting a date for that, absolutely.

01:02But Rubio basically told ASEAN to chill on the tariffs,

01:06saying they won't backfire on the US or mess up the vibes with ASEAN.

01:10Moving on, Algeria and Uruguay hopped on the ASEAN friendship train,

01:14with officially signing the Treaty of Amity and cooperation.

01:17Big please be our BFF energy from all sides,

01:20especially as everyone's pushing to finally lock down a code of conduct in the South China Sea to keep the peace.

01:26ASEAN leaders also sent a clear message on Myanmar.

01:30There should be no elections held until conditions of the five-point consensus are fulfilled.

01:35Still craving the hottest goss?

01:38We have it here on FMT.

01:40Danish Roger Reza.

01:41And Natasha Bust.

01:43FMT.

01:45FMT.

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