Senior officials from the 10 ASEAN member countries have outlined the agenda and documents to be adopted at the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting during their meeting in Kuala Lumpur on August 2.
Senior officials from the 10 ASEAN member countries have outlined the agenda and a list of documents to be adopted at the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting (AMM 48) during their meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 2.
The proposed agenda for the AMM-48 and related meetings will cover urgent issues to ASEAN development, including the birth of the ASEAN Community later this year and specific cooperation plans in its wake, the continuation of regional integration projects and building new ones, and the ASEAN Vision for 2015-2025.
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers are also expected to review the seven years of implementing the ASEAN Charter and reshuffle operations based on the ASEAN Community’s three main political security, economic and socio-cultural pillars.
The agenda will also underscore the role of the ASEAN Secretariat, call for consensus on overall blueprints to boost Community connectivity, deepen ties with partners and widen their involvement in the regional architecture, and strengthen ASEAN’s central role in peace, stability and development in the region.
Senior officials reached agreement on a common position on international issues of shared concern, including the East Sea issue, the Iranian nuclear programme, the Korean peninsula situation, counter-terrorism, trans-national anti-crime and non-traditional security challenges, which will be submitted to the ministers for consideration.
They also looked at draft documents, including the AMM-48 Joint Statement, chairman declarations and communiqués on dialogues.
The AMM-48, the 16th ASEAN +3 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference+1 sessions with ASEAN Dialogue Partners, the fifth East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the 22nd ASEAN Regional Forum and other related meetings are scheduled from August 4-6.-VNA
Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries and China have agreed to advance negotiations for a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) to a new period.
Senior officials from ten ASEAN member nations gathered for discussions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 2 in preparation for the bloc’s 48th annual Foreign Minister Meeting (AMM 48).
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
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Minister Counselor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen reaffirmed Vietnam’s principled and consistent stance on the Palestine issue, calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire across the entire Gaza Strip.
PM Anwar Ibrahim affirmed the determination of Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair for 2025, to utilise all viable regional mechanisms of the bloc and work with partners to de-escalate violence and restore a peace process led by Myanmar.
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Member states also reviewed progress on six priority areas for 2025, including the development of an underground cable framework, the follow-up agreement to the ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement (APSA), the launch of the ASEAN Energy Efficiency Database, and the rollout of an investment platform for sustainable building initiatives.
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ASEAN senior officials at the session. Photo: VNA
