Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- The Opening Ceremony of the inaugural meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) in 2026 was held today, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ ASEAN Secretariat, following the Philippines' official assumption of the ASEAN Chairship on 1 January 2026, under the theme

Navigating Our Future, Together

. The Ceremony was officiated by Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, marking the CPR's first formal engagement with the ASEAN Secretariat in support of the 2026 ASEAN Chairship. In his opening remarks, Dr. Kao referred to the commencement of the implementation of

ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future

and its Strategic Plans and underscored the central role of the CPR within ASEAN's institutional framewor...