Malaysia To Launch ASEAN Chairmanship 2025 Logo And Theme

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is set to unveil the logo and theme for its ASEAN Chairmanship on Tuesday, as the country gears up to assume the leadership role of the 10-member grouping in 2025.

Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan will launch the logo and theme during a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry, in Putrajaya.

On Oct 11, Laos officially handed the ASEAN Chairmanship to Malaysia during the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim accepted the ASEAN Chair gavel from his Lao counterpart, Sonexay Siphandone.

Anwar noted that Malaysia’s chairmanship will begin a new chapter under the ”ASEAN Community Vision 2045”.

Malaysia held the ASEAN Chair in 1977, 1997, 2005, and 2015.

ASEAN, founded on Aug 8, 1967, currently comprises 10 member states, with Timor-Leste’s full membership pending.

-- BERNAMA