In the morning, the 10 ASEAN Foreign Ministers were ready to convene the first meeting with their US counterpart Antony Blinken who is in the Middle East to ensure the implementation of ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. However, communication systems on the flight carrying Blinken had an error so both sides could not hold the meeting. Time for the meeting to resume has yet to be fixed. The two sides were scheduled to discuss a series of issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, relations between ASEAN and the US,and other international issues.