# ASEAN agrees on ‘calibrated engagement’ with Myanmar, urges progress on peace plan

https://mins.news/en/video/144363

- CNA, 2026-11-15 13:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpQMdYi8rjQ

> ASEAN leaders formally endorsed a policy of “calibrated engagement” with Myanmar as the bloc seeks more effective ways to address the country’s civil war. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the needs of people caught in the conflict must remain central to those efforts at the leaders’ retreat of the 49th ASEAN summit in Manila.

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