Joint CommuniquÉ Of The 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Kuala Lumpur, 9 July 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) --

The 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) was held on 9 July 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by Malaysia under the theme “Inclusivity and Sustainability”.

The Meeting was opened by The Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia. In his remarks, Prime Minister Anwar highlighted ASEAN's strength in its habits of cooperation and its willingness to keep engaging. He emphasised that ASEAN is a region that charts its own course deliberately, coherently, and with purpose. Prime Minister Anwar underlined the principle of Centrality as ASEAN's guiding principle, which is crucial for maintaining the region's role as the primary anchor for dialogue and ensuring external partners continue to find value in engaging with ASEAN. In line with the ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future, he called for greater synergy across pillars and sectors, and proposed for ASEAN Foreign Ministers and ASEAN Economic Ministers to move in concert in facing challenges. He underscored the importance of fortifying ASEAN’s internal foundations, by increasing intra-ASEAN trade and investment and advancing integration across sectors.