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
Dr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, received a courtesy call by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dačić on the margins of Serbia’s accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) at the ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides vi
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru Ana Cecilia Gervasi at the ASEAN Secretariat earlier this evening. They exchanged views on potential areas of cooperation that could be pursued by ASEAN and Peru, and by ASEAN and the Pacific Alliance.
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Professor Klaus Schwab at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They exchanged views on several areas of cooperation, such as on digital transformation, ASEAN-WEF’s partnership in facili
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN Michael Tene received Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Esala Nayasi at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They welcomed the new milestone between ASEAN and PIF following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between both organisations and lo
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn paid a courtesy call on the newly-elected Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta today. Dr Kao congratulated Prime Minister Hun Manet on ass
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama Vladimir Franco following the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) by Panama at the ASEAN Secretariat earlier today. They discussed how Panama’s accession to the TAC w
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn had a pull-aside meeting with Secretary-General of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Dr Salman Al Farisi today on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta. They welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) b
The Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn and the Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Esala Nayasi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ASEAN and the PIF at the ASEAN Secretariat this afternoon. The MoU paves the way for potential cooperation between ASEA
The Department of Energy at the Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei Darussalam, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change of Malaysia, and the Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn on behalf of ASEAN and the Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Dr Salman Al Farisi on behalf of IORA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ASEAN and IORA today at the ASEAN Secretariat. The signing was witnessed by th
