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ASEAN Energy Ministers Convene Special Meeting on Middle East Developments
Date published: Apr 28 2026 09:00 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
28 April 2026
ASEAN Energy Ministers Convene Special Meeting on Middle East Developments
The ASEAN Energy Ministers convened the Special ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) on 27 April 2026 via virtual platform to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and their implications for regional and global energy security.
The meeting was chaired by H.E. Sharon S. Garin, Secretary of the Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines and attended by Energy Ministers and representatives from all ASEAN Member States, with the support of the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), and ASEAN Council on Petroleum and Energy (ASCOPE).
The Special AMEM underscored the urgency of coordinated regional action amid evolving geopolitical developments affecting energy markets and supply chains, particularly oil and gas supply. It also reaffirmed ASEAN’s collective responsibility to safeguard regional energy security through strengthened cooperation, including with Dialogue Partners through ASEAN-led mechanisms, and timely policy responses.
In attendance were:
H.E. Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Mohamad Azmi bin Haji Mohd Hanifah
Deputy Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister’s Office
Brunei Darussalam
H.E. Keo Rottanak
Minister of Mines and Energy
Cambodia
H.E. Dadan Kusdiana
Secretary General, National Energy Council
Indonesia
H.E. Manothong Vongsay
Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Lao PDR
H.E. Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA)