Summary
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken will address the deepening partnership between North Korea and Russia during ASEAN meetings in Laos
- Growing military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow is a concern for the U.S. and its allies
- Blinken plans to discuss U.S.-ASEAN relations, international law in the South China Sea, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and Myanmar crisis
- Biden postponed Blinken’s trip to Germany and Angola to oversee preparations for Hurricane Milton