PHOTO: Leaders gather for the 44th ASEAN Summit

(From left to right) Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Aung Kyaw Moe, Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Mamet, Indonesia's Vice Prime Minister Ma'ruf Amin and East Timor's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao pose on stage during the 44th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane on Wednesday.

Southeast Asian leaders met with a Myanmar junta representative to broker an end to the country's civil war. Part of the agenda will be addressing clashes between Chinese vessels and Filipino and Vietnamese fishermen amid disputes in the South China Sea.

PHOTO: Marcos Jr. arrives in Lao PDR for ASEAN Summits