Jakarta, July 9 -- The 2/2026 Meeting of the Group of the EAS Ambassadors in Jakarta and EAS Group Retreat took place today in Bandung, Indonesia. The Meetings were chaired by H.E. Amb. Evangeline T. Ong Jimenez-Ducrocq, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to ASEAN.

The 2/2026 EAS Group Meeting reviewed the progress of implementation of the EAS Plan of Action 2024-2028 and exchanged views on regional development cooperation and security policies. During the EAS Group Retreat, the EAS participating countries exchanged views on the strategic role of the EAS in promoting stability, strengthening cooperation, and fostering a peaceful, resilient, and prosperous region, in line with the Philippines' ASEAN Chairship them...