Asean integration, disaster response, trade on agenda as foreign ministers meet in Singapore

Singapore

OFFICIALS from Asean countries and their key counterparts across the region will be in Singapore for a series of annual meetings this week, starting on Monday (July 30).

The Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and related meetings will, as they do every year, take stock of regional integration and a host of issues, from preparing and responding to disasters, to staying committed to free trade amid rising protectionism.