Conflict prevention has emerged as an important focus at the ASEAN Future Forum 2026. As the regional security environment becomes increasingly complex, with long-standing disputes and emerging challenges, policymakers, scholars, and experts gathered to explore more proactive and adaptive approaches to preventing conflict.
The ASEAN Future Forum 2026 (AFF 2026) has brought together regional leaders, experts and international partners to discuss some of the most pressing challenges facing the region today. The forum serves as a platform for ASEAN and its dialogue partners to strengthen cooperation and coordinate responses to geopolitical, economic and technological developments shaping the future of the region.
On the sidelines of the ASEAN Future Forum on 9 June, Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm held meetings with the leaders of Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, reaffirming Việt Nam’s commitment to strengthening regional cooperation and strategic partnerships. The discussions focused on enhancing political trust, expanding economic and connectivity cooperation, and promoting closer coordination on regional and international issues.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming industries across Southeast Asia, from healthcare and agriculture to finance and public services. At AFF 2026, experts discussed how the region can accelerate AI adoption while ensuring that no country is left behind.
Conflict prevention has emerged as an important focus at the ASEAN Future Forum 2026. As the regional security environment becomes increasingly complex, with long-standing disputes and emerging challenges, policymakers, scholars, and experts gathered to explore more proactive and adaptive approaches to preventing conflict.
A major open dialogue platform for the region, the ASEAN Future Forum 2026 will take place on 9-10 June. Under the theme "Shaping Our Future Together: Peace, Prosperity and People-Centred Development," the forum builds on the vision outlined by Party General Secretary, State President Tô Lâm at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, promoting an open, inclusive, and ASEAN-centred regional architecture.
Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Commission for Home Affairs Lê Minh Trí received Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Thailand Isra Sunthornvut on 7 June.