Asean must strengthen food, energy, and digital security while enhancing its institutional capacity to anticipate and mitigate geopolitical and economic risks before they escalate into crises.
In his opening remarks at the Asean Joint Foreign and Economic Ministers’ Meeting on Saturday (Oct 25), Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the 10-member bloc should prioritise protecting regional and global supply chain stability, securing access to critical goods, energy, and technologies, and reducing overreliance on any single market or production source.
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