00:00Foreign ministers from ASEAN are meeting in Manila this week amid rising global and regional security challenges.
00:07The talks come as the resumed conflict between the United States and Iran raises concerns over global energy supplies.
00:18Southeast Asia, a major oil importing region, is highly exposed to any supply disruption
00:23and has moved to fast-track an ASEAN oil-sharing mechanism to help mitigate the impact.
00:29Officials are also expected to discuss rising tensions in the South China Sea
00:33and China's assertiveness in the disputed waterway.
00:37ASEAN members will also discuss the worsening conflict in Myanmar
00:40where the bloc's five-point peace plan has made little progress five years after the military coup.
00:46U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
00:50are expected to attend the meetings and could hold talks on the sidelines.
