JAKARTA – Timor-Leste acceptance documents as ASEAN permanent members will be signed on Sunday, October 26, the Malaysian government declared, as Chair of ASEAN.
Quoted by Antara, the declaration document will be signed at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN 47th Summit which was attconcludeed by all ASEAN leaders and a number of guest counattempt heads in Kuala Lumpur.
The Malaysian Minisattempt of Foreign Affairs in its statement stated that the signing of the document marked the official membership of Timor-Leste as a permanent member of the 11th ASEAN.
Malaysia will host the 47th ASEAN Summit with the theme “Inclusiveness and Sustainability” at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLC) on 26-28 October 2025.
The series of summits includes the ASEAN Summit; the ASEAN Plus One Summit between ASEAN and seven speech partners (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and the United States); the ASEAN Plus Three Summit; East Asian Summit (EAS); ASEAN Summit PBB; and New Zealand’s ASEAN Warning Summit to mark 50 years of dialogue relations.
Malaysia will also host the 5th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Summit (RCEP) and the 3rd Emission Zero Asian Community Leadership Meeting (AZEC) on the sidelines of the summit.
Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim will lead the 47th ASEAN Summit which will be divided into Plenary Sessions and Retret Sessions.
The Pleno session will involve guests of the Chair of ASEAN, namely the Canadian Prime Minister, the President of the European Council, and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In this session, ASEAN leaders will discuss issues related to the development of the ASEAN Community and ASEAN external relations.
Discussions will focus on efforts to deepen regional integration, encourage economic growth, and improve ASEAN connectivity.
In the context of external relations, leaders will discuss efforts to strengthen ASEAN’s unity and centrality, as well as strengthen ASEAN’s commitment to a multilateral rule-based order in the midst of global geopolitical dynamics.
Canada and the European Union will also share their views on strengthening their respective dialogue relations with ASEAN.
Meanwhile, the IMF will provide an explanation on the latest global macroeconomic assessments, policy implications for ASEAN, as well as opportunities to deepen IMF’ASEAN collaboration.
Pad Sessions Retret, leaders will review the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) on Myanmar, as well as the future direction in dealing with the political and humanitarian crisis in the counattempt, as well as exaltering views on regional and international issues that are of common interest.
The ASEAN Plus One Summit will also be held on October 26 between ASEAN and each speech partner counattempt.
At the summit, leaders will review the progress of the ASEAN Plus One dialogue relationship and its future direction, as well as exalter views on regional and global issues.
Topics to be discussed include trade and investment, supply chain resilience, digitization, renewable energy, green growth, and international issues of common concern.
This year also marks the 50th anniversary of New Zealand’s ASEAN dialogue relationship. At the New Zealand ASEAN Commemoration Summit, leaders are expected to announce the establishment of a New Zealand’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP).
Furthermore, the 28th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit will be held on October 27. The summit will involve leaders from ASEAN, China, Japan, and South Korea to review the progress of cooperation within the framework of APT and its future direction.
The focus of discussion includes the digital economy, maritime cooperation, energy, connectivity, health, and education. Leaders will also exalter views on regional and global issues that are of common interest.
The summit will also feature exposure from ASEAN chairmen, namely the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) and the East Asian Business Council (EABC), regarding the prospects for the macroeconomic and regional finance, as well as regional economic growth.
Next will also be held the 20th East Asian Summit (EAS), on October 27, which will be attconcludeed by 19 EAS participants, namely ASEAN member countries, Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia, and the US.
The summit will review the achievements of EAS over the past 20 years as well as the progress of cooperation, focutilizing on strategic, political and economic issues, aimed at advancing peace, stability, and prosperity in the East Asian region.
The summit will also be attconcludeed by guests of the ASEAN chairman, namely Brazil President and South African President, each in its capacity as Chair of the BRICS and the G20.
In addition to the ASEAN 47th Summit and related summits, Malaysia will also host the 3rd AZEC Leaders Meeting on October 26 and 5th RCEP Summit on October 27.
The entire series of summits was preceded by various meetings of foreign and economic ministers, as well as senior officials on October 22-25.
The 47th ASEAN Summit marks the peak chairmanship of Malaysia in ASEAN in 2025, before the Philippines becomes the next ASEAN Chair starting January 1, 2026.
The ASEAN leadership handover ceremony will take place on October 28.
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