Statement by the Chair of ASEAN on Developments in the Arab Republic of Egypt

ASEAN member states are following closely and with concern developments in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

They express the hope that the Egyptian nation would be able to overcome the challenges before it in a democratic and peaceful manner. As friends of the Egyptian people, the ASEAN Member States call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint in order to avoid more deadly violence.

Through their respective diplomatic missions in Egypt, in the spirit of ASEAN solidarity, ASEAN member states undertake to extend appropriate assistance and support to nationals of ASEAN member countries who are caught in the crisis. Such assistance is in accordance with “the Statement by the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN Member Countries on Assistance by ASEAN Missions in Third Countries to Nationals of ASEAN Member Countries in Crisis Situations, Kuala Lumpur, 25 July 2006”. (Source: Dit. Polkam Ditjen KS ASEAN)