ASEANEWS HEADLINE – 47TH ASEAN SUMMIT | KUALA LUMPUR: Timor-Leste’s entry, Trump’s attendance take center stage at ASEAN summit
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) greets Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao on Sunday as he arrives to attend the 47th ASEAN Summit, in Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Pool/Rafiq Maqbool)
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T imor-Leste’s long-awaited admission into ASEAN and United States President Donald Trump’s attendance, his first since returning to office, have dominated the first day of the bloc’s 47th summit on Sunday, when its members reiterated the importance of unity and cooperation amid rising global tensions.
Leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including President Prabowo Subianto, convened in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend for the three-day summit hosted under Malaysia’s chairmanship, as the regional grouping seeks to regain its footing after several bruising months of tariffs and other trade uncertainties.
This year’s summit marks a milestone for ASEAN as it welcomed Timor-Leste, Asia’s youngest nation, as its newest member, completing Southeast Asia’s geographical representation and marking the bloc’s first expansion in 26 years since Cambodia’s admission in 1999.
The accession was formalized through the signing of the Declaration on the Admission of Timor-Leste into ASEAN during the opening ceremony of the annual summit on Sunday, when applause rang out as the country’s flag was placed alongside those of other member states. “
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[Timor-Leste]’s place here completes the ASEAN family – reaffirming our shared destiny and deep sense of regional kinship. Within this community, Timor-Leste’s development and its strategic autonomy will find firm and lasting support,” Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said in his opening speech.
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