AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPhilippines–Japan Diplomacy: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. begins a four-day state visit to Tokyo, pitching deeper cooperation on agriculture, energy and decarbonization, maritime ties, defense, space tech, and Mindanao—framed against the backdrop of the region’s oil crisis. Quad Indo-Pacific Push: In New Delhi, Quad foreign ministers (US, India, Japan, Australia) unveiled new maritime surveillance, Fiji port upgrades, and an Indo-Pacific energy security push, while also launching a critical minerals framework to mobilise up to $20bn and warning against coercive moves and Hormuz tolls. North Korea Focus: The same meeting saw renewed Quad vows to pursue “complete” denuclearization as Pyongyang fires missiles and artillery toward the Yellow Sea. West Asia Tensions: Iran’s Supreme Leader invited Muslim nations to coordinate on “resolution” of Islamic world problems, while Trump again floated Abraham Accords expansion—prompting Pakistan’s rejection. Regional Economy Watch: A UN report says growth across the CIS and Georgia should cool in 2026, with war and Middle East disruption weighing on trade and investment.
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