Thailand's foreign minister hopes EU will help bring balance of powers to ASEAN region

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Thailand's foreign minister hopes EU will help bring balance of powers to ASEAN region  Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told Euronews on the sideline of an indo-pacific region meeting in Brussels that the EU’s presence in the ASEAN region could help as a balance of powers between the US and China.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/21/thailands-foreign-minister-hopes-eu-will-help-bring-balance-of-powers-to-asean-region  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Thailand's Foreign Minister told Euronews on the sideline of an Indo-Pacific region meeting in Brussels,

00:08but as well as the economic opportunities the EU and Thailand have,

00:12the EU's presence in the Asian region brings a balance of powers between the US and China.

00:19We're also concerned right now with the policies of tariffs and protectionism on the part of the United States.

00:29We think that this does not help the multilateral trading system.

00:35But with the EU, we want to see the EU more engaged in the region economically, politically, also in terms of security,

00:46because it helps to balance out the balance of power in the region.

00:53The minister added that Thailand is in the process of transitioning into a more digitalised and greener economy,

01:01areas that he thinks the EU has a lot to offer Thailand and other Asian countries.

01:07peace out.

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