ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC)
Established in 1999 JAKARTA, 16 August 2023 – The Lead Implementing Body for Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI), Australia’s Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) Initiative, and the ASEAN Secretariat, co-organised the Workshop on the Pilot Program on the Framework for Improving ASEAN Infrastructure Produ The 1st Expert Panel Meeting on the Feasibility in the Development of ASEAN Cultural Heritage List was convened on 16 August at the ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting was graced by Ambassador of India to ASEAN Jayant N Khobragade and chaired by the SOMCA Chair Lao PDR Phakhanxay Sikhanxay. Co-orga The Third Joint Working Group (JWG) Meeting on Palm Oil between the European Union and relevant ASEAN Member States was held virtually on 20 June 2023. The JWG was established at the EU-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting held in Brussels in 2019 to address issues relating to palm oil. The Meeting was organi Perjuangan Tugu Muda Monument, Semarang The ASEAN Foundation 50th Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting held at the ASEAN Secretariat on 16 August discussed the organisation’s operations and activities in the first half of 2023. The foundation’s BOT, chaired this year by Cambodia’s Permanent Representative to ASEAN Ambassador Heng Sar Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received Ambassador of Australia to ASEAN Will Nankervis at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They discussed the ways to expand cooperation between ASEAN and Australia in areas related to conflict prevention and preventive diplomacy. They also stressed the imp Earlier today at the ASEAN Secretariat, the newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to ASEAN Dr Yassir Mohamed Ali presented his letter of credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn. They discussed ways and means to move the ASEAN-Sudan relations forward so that the peo JAKARTA, 16 August 2023 – The 16th Meeting of the Working Group on Progressive Labour Practices to Enhance the Competitiveness of ASEAN (SLOM-WG) was concluded today. The meeting took place online and was hosted by Brunei Darussalam’s Ministry of Home Affairs and chaired by the Philippin
Meets annually
Last meeting: 23rd SOMTC, and Its Related Meetings, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 20-23 June 2023
ASEAN pursues increased capacity in infrastructure productivity
ASEAN and international experts discuss ASEAN Cultural Heritage List
Joint Press Release Third Joint Working Group Meeting on Palm Oil between the European Union and Relevant ASEAN Member States
Secretary-General of ASEAN to attend 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting and Related Meetings
At the invitation of the Chair of the ASEAN Economic Ministers for 2023 and Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia Dr (HC) Zulkifli Hasan SE, MM, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn will lead the ASEAN Secretariat delegation to attend the 55th 
ASEAN Foundation holds 50th Board of Trustees Meeting
Ambassador of Australia to ASEAN calls on Secretary-General of ASEAN
Ambassador of Sudan to ASEAN presents credentials to Secretary-General of ASEAN
ASEAN reviews initiatives in enhancing workforce competitiveness
