LANGKAWI, 7 January 2025: Malaysia\u2019s popular holiday island Langkawi will host the ASEAN Summit 2025 this month, attracting 1,000 delegates to three conferences for leaders of the ASEAN 10-nation bloc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) Board of Directors co-chairman, Datuk Zamzuri Abdul Aziz, presented details of the three ASEAN events that will convene at the island’s international convention centre, reported by the New Strait Times.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
\nLADA Chief Executive Officer Dato\u2019 Haslina Binti Abdul Hamid (centre) launched the Visit Kedah Year 2025 campaign last week, welcoming tourists on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
The ASEAN Sumit agenda starts with the ASEAN+3 Meeting (Financial Track) scheduled from 14 to 15 January on Langkawi Island. Representatives from three East Asian countries, China, South Korea and Japan, will join delegations from the 10-member countries of ASEAN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two other meetings \u2014 the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat from 18 to 19 January and the Special Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Energy from 21 to 23 January \u2014 will conclude the summit agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, LADA Chief Executive Officer Dato\u2019 Haslina Binti Abdul Hamid launched the Visit Kedah Year 2025 campaign last week, spotlighting 132 calendar events in the year, including the 21st Langkawi International Regatta scheduled from 13 to 16 February at the island\u2019s Royal Langkawi Yacht Club and the 17th Lima (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition) from 20 to 24 May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit Kedah Year 2025 will headline arts, culture, sports, promotions, community, and geoparks, key elements of Langkawi’s identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Straits Times quoted Dato\u2019 Haslina saying that of the 132 planned events, 36 are dedicated to sports and culture, 17 to international promotions, 10 to domestic promotions, and 26 to community programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In addition, there are 24 investment mission programmes and 19 geopark events, all aimed at achieving the target of 3.5 million tourist arrivals by year-end,” she told NST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Langkawi played a key role in the Visit Kedah Year 2025 initiative, hosting a welcome reception for the travellers arriving at the island\u2019s airport and ferry cruise ship terminal. LADA was joined in the celebratory welcome by Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia Airports, Malaysia Marine Department and Langkawi Port officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LADA said it was committed to making Langkawi the destination of choice throughout the Visit Kedah Year 2025 campaign as a forerunner to the nationwide Visit Malaysia Year 2026 campaign launch.<\/p>\n\n\n
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