While ASEAN is in a favourable position for continued growth, escalating geopolitical tensions pose potential risks to economic recovery. As such, ASEAN needs to remain focused on strengthening cooperation to make it the centre of economic growth and social development.
This was said by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam during the plenary session of the 43rd ASEAN Summit at the Jakarta Convention Centre, Indonesia on Tuesday.
The monarch also called on the need to embrace new ideas that contribute to long-term competitiveness and resilience of the region.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin