MANILA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to arrive here today to lead the Malaysian delegation to the 49th Asean Summit and Related Summits, which run from tomorrow until Tuesday.
Malaysian Ambassador to the Philippines Datuk Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino Anthony said the prime minister’s participation reflects Malaysia’s commitment to playing an active role in shaping Asean’s direction across political and security, economic, and socio-cultural pillars.
“This summit provides a strategic platform for Malaysia to engage directly with leaders of Asean member states and dialogue partners, fostering dialogue on pressing shared challenges while strengthening bilateral ties in addressing regional issues,” he told Malaysian media here.
Abdul Malik said Anwar will be accompanied by his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, alongside Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
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“Tomorrow, the prime minister is scheduled to attend the 49th Asean Summit, comprising the plenary and retreat sessions, as well as three engagement sessions with the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), the Asean Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC) and Asean Youth.
“The following day (Monday), Datuk Seri Anwar will join four summits with dialogue partners, namely the 29th Asean-China, 16th Asean-United Nations (UN), 6th Asean-Australia and 27th Asean-Republic of Korea summits,” he said.
Anwar is scheduled to return to Malaysia on Monday afternoon to receive French President Emmanuel Macron for an official visit the next day.
He will return to Manila later that evening to attend the 12th Asean-United States (US) Special Summit and a gala dinner hosted by Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
Anwar is also scheduled to hold several bilateral meetings with his Asean counterparts on the sidelines of the summits.
Meanwhile, Mohamad will lead the Malaysian delegation for several meetings on Nov 17, including the 29th Asean Plus Three (APT) Summit, the 4th Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Leaders’ Meeting, the 29th Asean-Japan Summit, the 23rd Asean-India Summit and the 21st East Asia Summit.
In total, the 49th Asean Summit and Related Summits comprise 10 summits, three engagement sessions and one leaders’ meeting.