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ASEAN foreign ministers to tackle transboundary haze in November meetings

By Thomson Reuters Oct 12, 2026 | 9:13 PM

MANILA, Oct 13 (Reuters) – ASEAN foreign ministers ​will ‌during a meeting next month seek to ‌tackle ​the ⁠transboundary haze blanketing ⁠parts of the region, the bloc’s ​chair, the Philippines, ⁠said on ⁠Tuesday.

“It’s in ​the agenda,” ​said foreign ministry spokesperson, ‌Dominic Xavier Imperial, referring to ⁠preparatory foreign ministers’ meetings in November ⁠ahead ‌of ⁠the summit ​of ‌the Association ​of Southeast ⁠Asian Nations.

(Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by Martin ​Petty)