BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow has attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat in Cebu, the Philippines, as ASEAN began the year under the Philippines’ chairmanship. The meeting was the first gathering of ASEAN foreign ministers during the current chair term and was held under the theme Navigating Our Future, Together. Thailand stressed the value of regionalism and called for stronger resilience and relevance within ASEAN. The Thai delegation proposed a support system for the ASEAN Chair to ensure continuity in implementing key policies and to allow timely responses to urgent regional issues. Sihasak reaffirmed the country’s readiness to support the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar and to facilitate dialogue among relevant stakeholders.