48TH ASEAN SUMMIT AND RELATED MEETINGS, CEBU, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 7 - 8 MAY 2026

48TH ASEAN SUMMIT AND RELATED MEETINGS,

CEBU, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

7 - 8 MAY 2026

Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim will lead the Malaysian delegation to the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings, in Cebu, Republic of the Philippines from 7 to 8 May 2026.

The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Johari bin Abdul Ghani, Deputy Minister of Economy Dato' Indera Mohd Shahar Abdullah, as well as officials from the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Economy.

The 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings will be an opportunity for Malaysia to share and exchange views on various issues on ASEAN Community building and the way forward. Discussions will also be focused on the impacts of the crisis in the Middle East to the Southeast Asian region and ASEAN's response towards ensuring regional energy and food security, as well as safety of ASEAN nationals in the affected areas.

The Prime Minister will also attend the Special Summit of Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), to be held on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit, where discussions will focus on sub-regional development.

Malaysia's participation in the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings demonstrates its commitment and resolve to strengthen ASEAN Centrality, unity and resilience in an increasingly complex global environment.

While in Cebu, the Prime Minister is also expected to have sideline meetings with ASEAN counterparts.

The Summits will be preceded by a series of ministerial-level meetings, namely the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the 31st ASEAN Political-Security Community Council Meeting, the 38th ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting, and the ASEAN Joint Foreign and Economic Ministers' Meeting.

The theme of the Philippines' Chairmanship of ASEAN for 2026 is "Navigating Our Future, Together".

PUTRAJAYA

6 May 2026