WORKING VISIT OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, TO ATTEND THE 25TH ASEAN-EU MINISTERIAL MEETING 27 - 28 APRIL 2026

WORKING VISIT OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

TO BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, TO ATTEND THE

25TH ASEAN-EU MINISTERIAL MEETING

27 - 28 APRIL 2026

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan will be leading the Malaysian delegation to the 25th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (25th AEMM), to be held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 27 to 28 April 2026. The Foreign Minister will be accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The biennial meeting will review the progress of the ASEAN–EU Dialogue Relations and chart the future direction of the strategic partnership. The Meeting will also provide an opportunity for ASEAN and the European Union to exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern, as well as discuss preparations for the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN–EU relations in 2027.

The Meeting is expected to adopt the Joint Ministerial Statement of the 25th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting. The statement is expected to reaffirm ASEAN Centrality, commit to deepening ASEAN-EU cooperation across the three pillars of the ASEAN Community in line with the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, and reflect shared views on key regional and global developments.

On the sidelines of the 25th AEMM, the Foreign Minister is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from ASEAN and the European Union Member States to discuss bilateral issues as well as other matters of common concern.

PUTRAJAYA

26 April 2026