Today, the ASEAN Joint Senior Officials’ and Senior Economic Officials’ (SOM-SEOM) Meeting met to prepare for the inaugural ASEAN Joint Foreign and Economic Ministers’ Meeting, scheduled for 25 October 2025. The Meeting discussed the findings of the ASEAN Geoeconomics Task Force (AGTF) and exchanged views on the evolving global geoeconomic landscape. It was attended by ASEAN SOM and SEOM Leaders and the Deputy Secretaries-General of ASEAN for APSC and AEC, with Timor-Leste participating as Observer.

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