Political-security Cooperations
The APT continues to deepen political and security dialogue through the annual APT Summit and high-level consultations. The 28th APT Summit on 27 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur reaffirmed APT countries commitment to further strengthening and deepening APT process which plays a key role and remains a main vehicle for advancing regional community-building efforts and in promoting peace, stability, security and prosperity in the East Asian region with ASEAN as the driving force.