# ASEAN unity faces summit test as energy crisis and regional conflicts loom

https://mins.news/en/item/143082

- Reuters, 2026-11-13 23:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/asean-unity-faces-test-energy-crisis-regional-conflicts-loom-over-summit-2026-11-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6af79c50abc0340001e3bd8e

> Southeast Asian foreign ministers begin meetings in Manila on Saturday as ASEAN seeks a coordinated response to surging energy costs, security tensions and an approaching El Niño. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the challenges require collective action.

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