- ABOUT ASEANThe 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, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.Menu
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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
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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.
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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
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Day: July 6, 2023
Secretary-General of ASEAN attends the AJSMJ press conference
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the press conference for the ASEAN-Japan Special Meeting of Justice Ministers (AJSMJ) together with AJSMJ Co-Chairs Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Azalina Othman Said and Minis
48th ASEAN Audit Committee Meeting convenes
The 48th ASEAN Audit Committee Meeting was held via videoconference on 6 July to discuss matters of audit, risk, and governance relating to the ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting was opened by Chairperson of the Audit Board of Indonesia Dr Isma Yatun, CSFA, CFrA, and Chaired by Secretary General of the
ASEAN-Japan Special Meeting of Justice Ministers officially opens
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the opening ceremony followed by plenary sessions of the ASEAN-Japan Special Meeting of Justice Ministers (AJSMJ) today in Tokyo, Japan. The historic meeting demonstrated the strong commitment of ASEAN and Japan to work together to advance
Secretary-General of ASEAN attends opening ceremony of Justice Affairs Diplomacy Ministerial Forum
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the opening ceremony of the Justice Affairs Diplomacy (JAD) Ministerial Forum this morning. The JAD is initiated by Japan in conjunction with the commemoration of the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation. The JAD consists of a seri




