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59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings 20 to 24 July 2026

20 July 2026

59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings, 20 to 24 July 2026

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will visit Manila, the Philippines, to attend the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Post Ministerial Conferences (PMCs), 27th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM), 16th East Asia Summit (EAS) FMM, 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), as well as the Commemorative Activity of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) from 20 to 24 July 2026.

The AMM will reaffirm the Ministers’ commitment to ASEAN unity and Centrality, as well as discuss ways to advance ASEAN integration and community-building initiatives under the Philippines’ Chairmanship theme of “Navigating Our Future, Together”. The Ministers will continue discussions on strengthening regional trade, food and energy security, accelerating the green energy transition, and strengthening cooperation in new growth areas such as the digital economy.

ASEAN will engage its Dialogue Partners at the PMCs – namely, Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States – and review ongoing cooperation. Minister Balakrishnan will exchange views with his counterparts on regional and international developments and discuss ways to advance regional peace and stability, as well as promote inclusive and sustainable growth.

Minister Balakrishnan will have bilateral meetings with his counterparts on the sidelines of the AMM.


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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

20 JULY 2026

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