Chinese FM Wang Yi Arrives In Malaysia To Attend 58th AMM Related Meetings

SEPANG, July 9 (Bernama) -- China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kuala Lumpur today to attend high-level talks held in conjunction with the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) here. 

Wang and his entourage were received at the Bunga Raya Complex of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 11pm.

International media reported yesterday that Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will attend a series of ministerial meetings in Kuala Lumpur from July 10 to 11.

These include the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting; the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Foreign Ministers' Meeting involving China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea; as well as the East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

He is also scheduled to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

Malaysia is currently hosting the 58th AMM and related meetings under its 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship theme, “Inclusivity and Sustainability”.

A total of 24 foreign ministers-level meetings will be held, including bilateral discussions with ASEAN’s external dialogue partners — Australia, Canada, China, the European Union (EU), India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

In addition, four trilateral meetings involving Malaysia, the ASEAN Secretariat, and sectoral dialogue partners — Brazil, Norway, Switzerland and Turkiye — are also scheduled.

This marks the fifth time Malaysia is chairing ASEAN, having previously held the position in 1977, 1997, 2005, and 2015.

-- BERNAMA