Mohamad Hasan meets with Asean sec-gen
The meeting centred on strengthening Asean Community-building efforts in line with Malaysia's key priorities as chair of the AMM.
According to a statement on the Asean website, the secretary-general had a productive meeting with the chair, where both parties discussed concrete steps to move the region's community-building agenda forward.
It also said Kao reaffirmed the Asean secretariat's full commitment to supporting the chair and all member states in realising shared goals under Asean 2045: Our Shared Future, as outlined in the Kuala Lumpur Declaration.
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