ASEAN leaders pledge co-operation on terrorism, trade and South China Sea dispute

(L-R) Aung San Suu Kyi, Alan Peter Cayetano, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Lee Hsien Loong,0Malcolm Turnbull and Prayuth Chan-ocha at the New Colombo Plan Reception 17/3/18

(L-R) Aung San Suu Kyi, Alan Peter Cayetano, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Lee Hsien Loong,0Malcolm Turnbull and Prayuth Chan-ocha at the New Colombo Plan Reception 17/3/18 Source: AAP

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Southeast Asian leaders from the 10-member ASEAN have agreed to intensify their response to regional challenges, including terrorism, the South China Sea, and trade.


The agreement came at the end of a three-day special summit in Sydney.


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