At the invitation of H.E. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation to participate in the 9th World Investment Forum (WIF), to be held in Doha, Qatar, on 25 October 2026. At the 9th WIF, Dr. Kao will participate in the Investment Ministerial Roundtable, where he will share ASEAN’s perspectives on investment policies that support the realisation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045. He will also deliver a keynote address and serve as a panelist at a dedicated ASEAN session entitled “ASEAN Dialogue: Regional Integration and Investment Nexus.” At the sidelines of the Forum, Dr. Kao will have several bilateral meetings with ministers, senior officials of participating countries, and heads of international organisations to exchange views on matters of mutual interest and explore opportunities to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN. On the sidelines of the 9th WIF, Dr. Kao is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar. Dr. Kao will also attend a working dinner with the ASEAN Committee in Doha (ACD), during which he will brief the Committee on recent developments in ASEAN and exchange views on the newly established ASEAN–Qatar Sectoral Dialogue Partnership.
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