The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Seventh ASEAN – China Ministerial Meeting on SPS Cooperation was held on 13 September 2021 through video conference. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Wang Lingjun, Vice Minister of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC), and H.E Veng Sakhon, Mi
Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member States and Switzerland (“The Meeting”) held a virtual meeting on 13 September 2021 for the 2nd ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) – Switzerland Dialogue. The Dialogue were co-chaired by H.E. Dato Dr. Amin Liew Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister
ASEAN Member States and the Republic of Korea met virtually on 13 September 2021 for the Eighteenth AEM-ROK Consultations. The Consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Dato Dr. Amin Liew Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II, Brunei Darussalam and
20th AEM-MOFCOM Consultations13 September 2021
Since the establishment of dialogue relations between ASEAN and China in 1991, trade and economic relations have developed from strength to strength. According to preliminary ASEAN data, total merchandise trade between ASEAN and China reached US$ 516.
ASEAN Member States (AMS) and China met virtually on 13 September 2021 for the Twentieth AEM-MOFCOM Consultations. The Consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Dato Dr. Amin Liew Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II, Brunei Darussalam and H.E.
At the Closing Session of the 4th Meeting of the 38th ASEAN Standing CommitteeVientiane, 25 July 2005
Mr. Secretary-General of ASEAN,The Directors-General,Ladies and Gentlemen,At the outset, I would like to extend my warmest welcome to the ASEAN Secretary-General, ASEAN Directors-General and
We are excited to announce that registration for the ASEAN Fun Aerobic Dance Competition has been extended to 30 September 2021.
Create your aerobic dance and get the opportunity of winning:
1st place : US$ 5,000 and certificates
2nd place
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, met with the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN at the ASEAN Secretariat on 9 September 2021
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, visited the ASEAN Secretariat and met with the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi on 9 September 2021.
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia visits the ASEAN Secretariat
