Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 3 -- The 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME-18) officially opened on September 2 in Langkawi, Malaysia, with a focus on enhancing regional cooperation to deal with urgent environmental challenges.

This event is expected to be an important foundation for member countries to build a unified and decisive voice at the upcoming 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Speaking at the opening session of the preparatory meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials, Dr Ching Thoo, Secretary-General of the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) of Malaysia, stressed that the preparation is a strategic step to ensure that...