GCC and ASEAN Expand Collaboration on Climate Investment
Rihla Initiative Regional Coordinator for South and Southeast Asia
June 10, 2025
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met on 27 May 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the first ASEAN-GCC-China Summit, marking a turning point for ASEAN-GCC cooperation on investments, renewable energy, and economic resilience. What began as ministerial exchanges since 1986 has evolved into a strategic partnership, formalised through the ASEAN-GCC Framework of Cooperation (2024-2028) which was launched at the inaugural ASEAN-GCC Summit in Riyadh in October 2023.
The 2025 ASEAN-GCC-China Summit marked a new milestone in strategic cooperation between ASEAN, the GCC, and China. The summit focused on pressing issues such as trade, finance, and the green energy transition. It largely builds on the ideas from the ASEAN-GCC Framework of Cooperation (2024-2028), placing particular emphasis on collaboration in areas such as sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, petrochemicals, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, tourism, logistics, smart cities, connectivity, and digital transformation.
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