What Britain's new government means for ASEAN and Asia
- LONDON: The United Kingdom’s new government has wasted little time signalling where Asia will fit into its foreign policy priorities.
- Just days after Andy Burnham entered Downing Street as Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade, newly appointed Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband chose Southeast Asia for his first overseas trip.
- Within hours of being appointed on Jul 20, Miliband boarded a 16-hour flight to the Philippines for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
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- LONDON: The United Kingdom’s new government has wasted little time signalling where Asia will fit into its foreign policy priorities.
- Just days after Andy Burnham entered Downing Street as Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade, newly appointed Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband chose Southeast Asia for his first overseas trip.
- Within hours of being appointed on Jul 20, Miliband boarded a 16-hour flight to the Philippines for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
Sources: CNA