Wisma Putra: Ministerial meetings in preparation for the 46th ASEAN Summit have endorsed the Final Report of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and agreed to submit the Vision document for adoption by ASEAN Leaders, said the Foreign Ministry.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the 36th ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting, chaired by Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, also noted five substantive reports and endorsed six reports for submission to the leaders. It was highlighted that these reports underscore the wide-ranging work undertaken across ASEAN’s three community pillars.

The statement from Wisma Putra emphasized that the meeting served as an important platform to review ASEAN’s progress under the ASEAN 2025 vision and align priorities towards ‘ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future’. The discussions also included the status of reports for submission to the Summit and Timor-Leste’s progress toward full ASEAN membership, as mentioned in a post on X by Wisma Putra.

The ministry further stated that the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on ASEAN 2045, to be signed by ASEAN Leaders on May 26, 2025, will mark a strategic milestone that will guide the region’s next phase of community-building and regional leadership.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Mohamad expressed appreciation to all Member States, the co-chairs of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community Vision (HLTF-ACV), and the ASEAN Secretariat for their contributions.