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
JAKARTA, 27 May 2021 – Today, the Lead Implementing Body for the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 Strategic Area of Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI) concluded the Socialisation Forum of the Framework for Improving ASEAN Infrastructure Productivity which took place on 24 and 2
Former Secretary-General of ASEAN Le Luong Minh
(1 Jan 2013 to 31 Dec 2017)
H.E. Le Luong Minh
H.E. Le Luong Minh was born on 1 September 1952. He is a native of Thanh Hoa, Viet Nam.
Before assuming his post as ASEAN Secretary-General, His Excellency Le Luong Minh was Viet Nam’s Deputy Minister
Former Secretary-General of ASEAN Surin Pitsuwan
(1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2012)
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, born on 28 October 1949, was a native of Nakorn Sri Thammarat, Southern Thailand. He received his primary and secondary education in his home province.
He
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs
H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto
H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto is appointed as the Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs for 2024 – 2027. He will support the Secretary-General of ASEAN in providi
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
H.E. San Lwin
H.E. San Lwin is appointed as the Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) for the term 2024-2027.
He supports the Secretary-General of ASEAN in realizing the A
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community
H.E. Satvinder Singh
Satvinder Singh has been appointed as the Deputy Secretary General for ASEAN Economic Community for the period of 2021-2027, with a recent renewal of another 3- Year term starting from 2024. In this role, he will
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community
H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz
H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz is appointed as Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of ASEAN for Political-Security Community beginning mid-February 2024, for a three-year term.
She s
JAKARTA/BRUSSELS, 25 May 2021 – ASEAN and EU experts discussed the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, the scaling up of manufacturing capacity and the possibilities and challenges of vaccine roll-out, at the 2nd EU-ASEAN Expert Dialogue on COVID-19 Vaccines.As two leading regional organisation
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The Mid-Term Review of the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 assesses progress in the first five years of implementation, identifies gaps and priorities and offers recommendations on the way forward.
The report is downloadable at:
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