UNILATERAL tariff measures imposed by the United States and the Middle East conflict have been challenging the growth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Cambodian officials told business executives from ASEAN countries on Wednesday.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said the world is facing mounting global challenges, including economic uncertainty, climate change, supply chain disruptions, and rising political tensions, particularly conflict in the Middle East, that threaten regional and global stability.
“For ASEAN, this development highlights the need to strengthen regional resilience through diversifying energy sources, promoting deeper economic integration and enhancing the crisis coordination mechanism,” he said at the opening ceremony of the Cambodia-ASEAN Business Summit 2026 in Phnom Penh.
Xinhua
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