ASEAN Leaders to Meet HLTF-ACV to Discuss the Post-2025 ASEAN Vision Formulation

Jakarta, 28 April 2023 – The 42nd ASEAN Summit will take place on 9-11 May 2023 in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara. The meeting, which will be attended by leaders of ASEAN countries, will discuss several issues of common interest to ASEAN, under the theme of Indonesia's chairmanship: "ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth."

At this time, the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community Post-2025 Vision (HLTF-ACV) is compiling the ASEAN Post-2025 Vision towards ASEAN 2045. This draft vision will become one of the essential discussions at the 42nd ASEAN Summit.

During the ASEAN leaders meeting or interface with HLTF-ACV on 10 May 2023, ASEAN leaders are expected to guide so that the ASEAN vision that is being developed will be visionary, inspirational, comprehensive, robust, and inclusive.

After receiving directions from ASEAN leaders, the draft ASEAN vision will be sought for in-principle endorsement by the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) at their meeting in September 2023. Furthermore, it is hoped that this document will be ratified in 2025.

As part of the drafting process of the ASEAN Post-2025 Vision, at the 42nd ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN Leaders are also expected to ratify the ASEAN Leaders' Statement on the Development of the ASEAN Community's Post-2025 Vision.

Through this ratification, it is hoped that the ASEAN Post-2025 drafting process will be strengthened and it can also be ensured that the ASEAN Post-2025 vision will be truly visionary, ambitious, adaptive, and strategic.

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