Malaysia Aims To Strengthen ASEAN’s Position As 2025 Chair

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will play a key role in elevating ASEAN to a stronger position during its chairmanship next year, Unity government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil said. 

Fahmi, who is also Communications Minister, said Prime Minister  Anwar Ibrahim will lead the Malaysian delegation to the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits starting today in Vientiane, Laos, where Malaysia will officially assume the ASEAN chairmanship on Oct 11.

“Malaysia will officially take on the ASEAN chairmanship for 2025, which is something we greatly look forward to.

“Malaysia will ensure that ASEAN is positioned better, and Insya-Allah, we will emphasise several key principles upheld by ASEAN,” he told a press conference here Tuesday. 

Malaysia has held the ASEAN Chairmanship four times, in 1977, 1997, 2005 and 2015.

-- BERNAMA