No Pax Silica deal at ASEAN Summit, says US envoy

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Pax Silica decisions ‘will be made in full consultation’ with the Philippines, says US Ambassador Lee Lipton ahead of the ASEAN Summit in Manila

HOST. The welcome sign at the entrance of the Philippine International Convention Center complex and World Trade Center in Pasay City, on November 4, 2026.

MANILA, Philippines – A United States envoy dismissed reports on Saturday, November 7, that a framework agreement for the US-backed Pax Silica Economic Security Zone would be signed during the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila this month.

“No such announcement on the Pax Silica Economic Security Zone was ever planned. Decisions will be made in full consultation with the government of the Philippines at the appropriate time,” US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton said in a statement.

“As stated previously and as part of this process, we expect rigorous discussions on impacts to all stakeholders.”

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