Malaysia to host next GCC-Asean Summit in 2025


Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim addressed the dinner with the Malaysian Diaspora in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Oct 20, 2023. - Bernama

RIYADH (Bernama-SPA): Leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed to hold GCC-Asean summit every two years with the next summit set to take place in Malaysia in 2025.

This matter was agreed by the leaders during the inaugural GCC-Asean Summit held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday, according to a joint statement issued after the inugural GCC-Asean Summit attended by leaders of both blocks.

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