(Manila, Philippines). In a show of unity, ASEAN Ministers together with development partners link hands during the 35th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM35) on 27 September held at Conrad Manila, Philippines. 

With the theme “One ASEAN Community to Resilient and Sustainable Energy,” this year’s AMEM35 focuses on ensuring accessibility to adequate supply of resilient and sustainable energy.

In photo along with the AMEM35 Chair and Philippine Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi (center) are, from left, Thongphat Inthavong (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Vice Minister), Maximus Johnity Ongkili (Malaysia, Cabinet Minister), U Win Khaing (Myanmar, Minister), Anantaporn Kanjanarat (Thailand, Minister), Fanrong Li (People’s Republic of China, Vice Administrator), Alfonso G. Cusi (Philippines, Chairman), S. Iswaran (Singapore, Minister), Pehin Yasmin Umar (Brunei Darussalam, Minister), Ith Praing (Cambodia, Undersecretary of State), Saleh Abdurrahman (Indonesia, Secretary General), AKP Mochtan (Indonesia, Deputy Secretary-General), Sanjayan Velautham (Indonesia, Minister), Hoang Quoc Vuong (Vietnam, Minister)  and Sung Kim (United States of America, Minister).

AMEM is an annual gathering of the Energy Ministers, development partners, international organizations, foreign and local investors to discuss and guide the development of energy-related initiatives, plans and programs, policies and cooperation efforts based on the directives of the heads of states/governments of ASEAN.

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