East Asia Summit Preparatory Senior Officials’ Meeting

Sep 11: Secretary (East), Shri P. Kumaran, represented India at the East Asia Summit Preparatory Senior Officials’ Meeting (EAS Prep-SOM) held on 10 September 2025 in Port Dickson, Malaysia. The meeting was attended by Senior Officials of participating countries of EAS and was chaired by H.E. Dato’ Sri Amran Mohamed Zin, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, in its capacity as the ASEAN Chair.

Secretary (East), in his intervention at the EAS Prep-SOM, expressed constructive support for the preparations related to the forthcoming 20th East Asia Summit. Secretary (East) also invited EAS Participating Countries for the EAS Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Energy Efficiency Policies and Programs – Mission LiFE and Conclave of EAS Heads of Higher Education Institutions being hosted in India at the Nalanda University in Rajgir, Bihar.

During the visit, Secretary (East) also held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Australia, Cambodia and Malaysia.

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