- 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: August 4, 2023
SecGen of ASEAN discusses outcomes of 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in SIIA interview
Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn took part in the ‘3-on-3 Interview’, a media initiative by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), on the sidelines of the 15th ASEAN and Asia Forum in Singapore. Dr Kao shared his views on the outcomes of the 56th ASEAN Foreig
SecGen of ASEAN delivers opening keynote speech at 15th ASEAN and Asia Forum
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered the opening keynote remarks on ‘ASEAN Centrality in an Era of Prolonged Disruptions’ at the 15th ASEAN and Asia Forum today. Dr Kao highlighted how ASEAN is a centripetal force in regional affairs and how the region plays a key role in bridg
CNBC interviews Secretary-General of ASEAN
Earlier this morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn gave a live interview to CNBC where he shared his views on the latest progress on ASEAN economic integration, ASEAN Centrality, and on other regional and international issues. The interview was conducted at the CNBC Studio at SGX Cen



