46th ASEAN Summit
| 1st 2025 ASEAN Summit 46th ASEAN Summit | |
|---|---|
 Delegates of the 46th ASEAN Summit which includes leaders from outside ASEAN | |
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Date | 26–27 May 2025 |
| Cities | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Venues | Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre |
| Participants | ASEAN members |
| Chair | Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim |
| Follows | 2024 ASEAN Summit |
| Precedes | 2025 ASEAN Summit (in October) |
Preparations
With talks on the South China Sea, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and the development of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Malaysia sought to make sure that the summit's agenda represented the various needs and goals of ASEAN member nations. By consulting with ASEAN leaders, Malaysian officials — including Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim — played a crucial part in the summit's preparations and made sure that Malaysia's interests were taken into account within the larger regional framework.
Attendees
| ASEAN members Host state and leader are shown in bold text. | ||
| Member | Represented by | Title |
|---|---|---|
 Brunei | Hassanal Bolkiah | King |
 Cambodia | Hun Manet | Prime Minister |
 Indonesia | Prabowo Subianto | President |
 Laos | Sonexay Siphandone | Prime Minister |
 Malaysia | Anwar Ibrahim | Prime Minister |
 Philippines | Bongbong Marcos | President |
 Singapore | Lawrence Wong | Prime Minister |
 Thailand | Paetongtarn Shinawatra | Prime Minister |
 Vietnam | Pham Minh Chinh | Prime Minister |
| Guest Invitees (countries) | ||
| Member | Represented by | Title |
 China | Wang Yi | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
 Russia | Sergey Lavrov | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
 Timor-Leste | Xanana Gusmão | Prime Minister |
 United States | Marco Rubio | Secretary of State |
| [1] | ||
Events
During the ASEAN Summit on 26 May, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim suggested that Timor-Leste could officially join ASEAN during the following summit scheduled in October 2025. [2] He would later confirm that Timor-Leste would join ASEAN on 26 October 2025. [3]
During the ASEAN Foreign Minister's summit in 10 July, Secretary of State Marco Rubio of the United States met with his counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov of Russia. Rubio said he conveyed the United States' frustration that further progress has not been made on resolving the war in Ukraine. During his 50-minute conversation with Lavrov, he declared, "It was a frank conversation. It was a significant one." [4]
