Asean must intensify efforts to restore credibility to the Five-Point Consensus while working to stabilise the situation in Myanmar, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan told the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday (Sept 27).
Delivering Malaysia’s National Statement, Mohamad said that as Asean chair in 2025, Malaysia will ensure the bloc remains a key force in promoting peace, strengthening security, boosting economic resilience, and advancing sustainability goals across the region.
Mohamad also stressed that the South China Sea must never be used as a tool in strategic rivalry, and reaffirmed Malaysia’s commitment to championing the rights and aspirations of the Global South.
00:00Madam President, over the course of our chairmanship of ASEAN this year, Malaysia too has learned of the colossal efforts that peace requires.
00:12As a unique example of an inclusive form of multilateralism, ASEAN has embraced change, expanded our membership and engaged with the world over the past 58 years.
00:24And this is why it has been Malaysia's honour and our greatest task yet to take on such disastrous challenge this year.
00:34When conflict threatened to spiral between our neighbours, ASEAN did not stand idle.
00:41We stepped in, convened both sides in Malaysia and implemented a ceasefire, one that ASEAN is now ensuring takes root through active monitoring on the ground.
00:54Yes, challenges remain. But our message is clear. ASEAN will stay at the table, urging both states to honour their commitments, for there is no conflict, whether interstate or entrusted, that is worth risking the stability of our home.
01:13This is why our efforts to cultivate security and stability in Myanmar and to restore credibility to five-point consensus must continue.
01:25ASEAN is deeply disappointed that the agrid open ceasefires in Myanmar had been broken in some areas and that violence continues to endanger civilians.
01:35Those in power have a responsibility to remember that Myanmar is a part of a region, not an isolated country.
01:49There is a bright and safe future for all of our peoples if we work together in good faith towards a Myanmar-owned, Myanmar-led resolution to the crisis in the country.
02:01Madam President, as ASEAN's focus deepened on bolstering security, strengthening economic resilience and advancing sustainability goals across the region,
02:14we will address not only our internal crisis but also from beyond.
02:19The South China Sea must not be used as a leverage in strategic competition.
02:26South East Asia and East waters become a theater for rivalry between superpowers.
02:33We therefore urge all parties to fully comply with UNCLOS and to avoid actions that could provoke miscalculation or conflict in the waters we share.
02:44We will also continue to champion the rights and the needs of the Global South at large.
02:52Madam President, for far too long, the Global South has borne the brand of unequal economic policies
02:59that marginalise and prevent developing nations from participating fairly in the global economy.
03:06And today, the Global South faces a staggering financing gap for sustainable development
03:13despite being home to the world's most vulnerable populations.
03:18The irony is painful, Madam President.
03:21We constitute the world's majority yet remain unrepresented in decision-making,
03:28underserved in development financing and sidelined in global governance.
03:33These imbalances must be corrected.
03:38The voices, needs and aspirations of the Global South are not secondary.
03:45Remember this, we cannot build a fairer international order without the Global South at its center.
03:53Malaysia will continue to advocate for dignity, equity and opportunity for all developing nations.
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