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The Sun
08-07-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Singapore FM to attend 58th AMM and related meetings in KL
KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will visit Kuala Lumpur from Tuesday to participate in the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM). The meetings, running from July 8 to 11, will include discussions on regional stability, economic growth, and Timor-Leste's ASEAN membership. The republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed that Balakrishnan will also attend the Post Ministerial Conferences (PMCs), the 26th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM), the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) FMM, and the 32nd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). According to MFA, the minister will exchange views with counterparts on regional and international developments. The discussions will focus on advancing peace, stability, and sustainable growth. The AMM will reaffirm ASEAN unity amid geopolitical tensions and explore ways to strengthen integration. Key topics include cooperation in digital economy, green energy, and supply chain connectivity, aligning with Malaysia's Chairmanship theme of 'Inclusivity and Sustainability'. The ministers will also review progress on Timor-Leste's admission as ASEAN's 11th member by 2025. Additionally, ASEAN will engage with dialogue partners, including Australia, China, the EU, India, Japan, and the US, to assess ongoing cooperation. - Bernama
Bangkok Post
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Bangkok Post
Thailand backs Timor-Leste
Thailand will support Timor-Leste joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as its 11th member despite reported opposition from Myanmar, officials said yesterday. Bolbongse Vangphaen, director-general of the Department of Asean Affairs, reiterated the country's official stance during the ministry's weekly press briefing. He said this is in line with decisions endorsed by Asean leaders in May. "Everything was clear since the summit in May that Timor-Leste will be the new Asean member this year. We, Thailand, support Timor-Leste to be the new Asean member," Mr Bolbongse stated. He added that while some Asean members have raised concerns, the matter is being handled under the leadership of Malaysia, this year's Asean Chair. "It is the role of this year's Chair to negotiate and discuss to resolve the issue between Myanmar and Timor-Leste," he said. The 58th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Post Ministerial Conferences will take place in Kuala Lumpur from July 8 to 11. They will serve as a platform for Asean foreign ministers and dialogue partners to address regional and global challenges and deepen cooperation. In late May, at the 46th Asean Summit, leaders agreed that Timor-Leste would be admitted as the 11th member by the 47th Asean Summit in October. This followed Timor-Leste's admission "in principle" in 2022 under Cambodia's Asean chairmanship. According to a Thai PBS World report on July 2, Myanmar has objected to Timor-Leste's full membership, citing its failure to adhere to Asean's non-interference principle. However, Mr Bolbongse said Thailand stands by the official summit resolution. Timor-Leste, or East Timor, is the youngest country in Southeast Asia, having gained independence from Indonesia in 2002 after 24 years of occupation.
