Leaders of ASEAN nations Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Laos's Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Mamet, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Justin Hayhurst, Australian Ambassador to Japan, New Minister of economy Saito Ken, Japanese parliamentarians Hosaka Yasushi, Kentaro Hasahi and Hideki Murai pose for a group photo prior to the Asian Zero Energy Carbon (AZEC) Summit at Japan's Prime Minister office in Tokyo on December 18, 2023. AZEC summit is held in Tokyo in conjunction with the ASEAN-JAPAN 50th anniversary Commemorative Summit. David Mareuil/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
