Jakarta, October 24, 2025 — The Europe Today: President Prabowo Subianto will attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 26 to 28, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono announced on Thursday.
According to the minister, President Prabowo is expected to depart from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on Saturday, October 25. “The president will likely leave a day before the summit,” Sugiono told reporters outside the Merdeka Palace.
During the summit, President Prabowo is scheduled to present Indonesia’s perspective on strengthening ASEAN’s role and relevance amid shifting global dynamics. “It’s about enhancing ASEAN’s relevance, especially in the current situation,” Sugiono noted.
The President will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Sugiono, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, and possibly Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
The 47th ASEAN Summit will feature 25 high-level meetings focused on regional economic cooperation, clean energy transition, and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Leaders are also expected to deliberate on ASEAN’s stance regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza and formally approve Timor-Leste’s admission as the bloc’s 11th member.
As the current ASEAN chair, Malaysia will host 14 leaders’ meetings and six ministerial sessions under the theme of inclusive trade, climate sustainability, and digital transformation. At the ministerial level, discussions have already resulted in agreements such as plans for an integrated regional power grid aimed at enabling the peaceful application of nuclear energy.
The summit will also include participation from ASEAN’s external partners, with several invited leaders from outside the region, including Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who concluded his visit to Jakarta earlier this week.
Earlier, in his speech commemorating ASEAN Day 2025 on August 8 in Jakarta, Foreign Minister Sugiono underscored the importance of maintaining ASEAN’s neutrality and credibility amid rising geopolitical tensions, global economic fragmentation, and challenges to international law. He reiterated that ASEAN’s strength lies in its independence and inclusivity as a neutral regional actor.
Sugiono reaffirmed ASEAN’s foundational principles as enshrined in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation — peaceful dispute resolution, non-interference, and mutual respect — while urging continued progress toward the South China Sea Code of Conduct in accordance with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Founded in 1967, ASEAN currently comprises 10 member states, with Timor-Leste expected to be officially welcomed as the 11th member during the Kuala Lumpur summit.
