Kuala Lumpur, May 26 -- The 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, under the theme "Inclusivity and Sustainability", officially kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 26, bringing together leaders of 10 ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste, the ASEAN Secretary-General, ministers and senior officials representing the three ASEAN Community pillars.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the opening ceremony.

In his opening speech, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed Malaysia's honour to take the 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship. Noting the significance of 2025 as the 10th founding anniversary of the ASEAN Community, he underscored the summit's role in shaping the bloc's future through the adoption ...