The Permanent Representatives to ASEAN gather today, 9 January 2025, to convene the First CPR Meeting under the leadership of H.E. Ambassador Sarah Al Bakri Devadason, who assumed the role of Chair of the CPR at the commencement of Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025. During the Meeting, which was also attended by the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC), the CPR continued its discussions on key issues related to ASEAN Community-building, external relations, operations of the ASEAN Secretariat, and other important matters within its purview.