KUALA LUMPUR -- ASEAN projected its growing global influence last week as ministers from major powers gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the bloc's annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), but this stood in stark contrast to the lack of progress in resolving myriad internal issues.
International relations
ASEAN asserts global role as internal rifts cloud regional unity
Major powers rally around bloc but challenges present credibility tests
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, meets with Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippines' Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro at a trilateral meeting during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur on July 10. The bloc attracted numerous high-level diplomats to its annual forum. © Reuters
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