In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang, left, Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, center, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, second left, arrives at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Myanmar Permanent Foreign Secretary Aung Kyaw Moe attends the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, right, looks to Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Myanmar Foreign Secretary Aung Kyaw Moe, Philippine Foreign Secretar Enrique Manalo, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Brunei Darussalam Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof, Cambodia Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, Indonesia Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, East Timor Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the 57th Association of southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Plenary Meeting session in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/ Sakchai Lalit)
Myanmar Foreign Secretary Aung Kyaw Moe, Philippine Foreign Secretar Enrique Manalo, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Brunei Darussalam Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof, Cambodia Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, Indonesia Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, East Timor Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the 57th Association of southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Plenary Meeting session in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith greets Vietnam Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, left, during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith greets Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, left, during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Laos’ Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith delivers his speech during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith greets Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, left, during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Security guards sit behind a sign for the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the national convention center in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa attends the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Foreign ministers attend a retreat session during the 57th Association of southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A police officer stands guard at the national convention center in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, before the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), starting Thursday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith greets Thailand Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, left, during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo attends the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith greets Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, left, during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A police officer walks along flags of nations participating in the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the national convention center in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Dancers rehearsal at the national convention center in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, before the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), starting Thursday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith greets Myanmar Foreign secretary Aung Kyaw Moe, left, during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Foreign ministers and delegates attend the plenary session of the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, center, delivers his speech during the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
An officer walks in front of a display for the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the national convention center in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Foreign ministers and delegates attend the plenary session of the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Motorcycle drivers pass the Patuxay victory monument in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)