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Deputy Secretary Biegun’s Participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum Virtual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
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September 11, 2020

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OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus:

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Deputy Secretary Biegun was joined by several foreign ministers in underscoring the importance of the international rules-based order in addressing increasing tensions and militarization in the South China Sea, the need for unhindered humanitarian access and the cessation of violence in Rakhine State, concern over the erosion of autonomy and human rights in Hong Kong, and the U.S. support for a path to lasting peace in the Korean Peninsula.  [Full Text]