THE ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS’ RETREAT IN LUANG PRABANG, LAO PDR 28 – 29 JANUARY 2024
THE ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS’ RETREAT IN LUANG PRABANG, LAO PDR 28 – 29 JANUARY 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan will lead the Malaysian delegation to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat from 28 to 29 January 2024 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The AMM Retreat is the first scheduled ASEAN meeting of the year. Lao PDR is the Chair of ASEAN in 2024.
The AMM Retreat will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR H.E. Saleumxay Kommasith, with the participation of ASEAN Foreign Ministers, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste as ASEAN Observer.
The ASEAN Chair is expected to brief the Retreat on the key priorities and deliverables of its Chairmanship relating to the theme “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience”. Moreover, the Foreign Ministers are scheduled to discuss updates on the implementation of the decisions reached at the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in September 2023 in Jakarta and ASEAN’s external relations as well as exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern and interest.
The AMM Retreat will provide Malaysia and other ASEAN Member States with an excellent opportunity to reinforce the collective endeavours aimed at fostering an inclusive, sustainable and resilient ASEAN Community. This becomes increasingly significant given the challenges posed by the impacts of geopolitical dynamics and global economic uncertainties.
The Foreign Minister will also take the opportunity to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts, focusing on enhancing ASEAN as well as bilateral relations with the respective countries.
PUTRAJAYA
27 January 2024
