KL Gears Up For ASEAN Ministerial Week As SOM Concludes Successfully
By Wan Muhammad Aslah Wan Razali & Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) has concluded today in preparation for the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM), which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday.
Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin, who chaired the meeting, said discussions at the senior officials' level went smoothly and that preparations for the Foreign Ministers' Meeting are already underway.
'Hopefully, we have four more days, from Tuesday to Friday, to complete the full series of meetings,
'This includes the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat, and the ASEAN Plus One Post-Ministerial Conference with Dialogue Partners,' he told reporters after the SEANWFZ (Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty) meeting, which was held immediately after the SOM on Monday.
He said that Malaysia, as this year's ASEAN Chair, will also convene trilateral meetings involving the ASEAN Secretariat and four countries – Norway, Switzerland, Brazil, and Turkiye.
Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, is scheduled to hold a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from fellow ASEAN member states and dialogue partner countries.
Today's meeting was attended by secretaries-general and senior representatives from the foreign ministries of ASEAN member states, who discussed preparations for the 58th AMM and related meetings.
They also deliberated on key issues expected to be raised and highlighted during the upcoming sessions.
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