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Southeast Asian and Australian leaders on Wednesday warned against actions that "endanger peace" in the South China Sea, following fresh confrontations between Beijing and the Philippines in contested waters.

Simmering tensions in the trade corridor threatened to boil over this week, when Chinese boats in the Spratly Islands were accused of hounding Philippines vessels.

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has called for a renewal of relations between the EU and Southeast Asia regarding maritime commerce security at the 24th EU-Association of Southeast Asian Nations ministerial meeting in Brussels.

National Assembly Chair Rosen Zhelyazkov emphasized Bulgaria and Vietnam's mutual commitment to enhancing their relations within the framework of expanding EU-Vietnam collaboration, the EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership, and the EU's Indo-Pacific Cooperation Strategy.

JAKARTA - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with the Philippines' FM Enrique Manalo on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta on Tuesday.

JAKARTA - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday a good job for Serbia had been done in Jakarta, where he on Monday signed a document on Serbia's accession to the ASEAN treaty.

After attending the official opening ceremony of the 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta, Dacic said ASEAN had been in existence for over 50 years.

JAKARTA - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Monday in Jakarta Serbia's accession to ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia was a good foundation for strengthening Serbia's position in that part of the world.

Dacic is in Jakarta for the 43rd ASEAN summit.

JAKARTA - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with Bruneian FM Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation.

JAKARTA - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with the FMs of Singapore and Cambodia, Vivian Balakrishnan and Sok Chenda Sophea, on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta on Monday to discuss cooperation and advancement of relations.

The Indonesian Embassy in Athens celebrated the 56th anniversary of the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with a day of celebration on August 8.