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
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with the Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) Lee Hee-Sup today in a pull-aside meeting on the sidelines of the 26th ASEAN Plus Three Summit this afternoon. They exchanged views on enhancing collaboration between the ASEAN
We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China, gathered at the 26th ASEAN-China Summit in Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia, on 6 September 2023;
RECOGNISING that, as close neighbours, ASEAN-China relations have significantly grown and
We, Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China, gathered at the 26th ASEAN-China Summit in Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia, on 6 September 2023.
Recognizing that agriculture is a fundamental sector that bears upon food security, social st
JAKARTA, 6 September 2023 – The US-ASEAN Science, Technology, and Innovation Cooperation (STIC) Annual Conference took centre stage as a pivotal component of the Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology, and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia. Held on 5-6 September in Jakarta, Indones
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the 26th ASEAN-Japan Summit held in Jakarta earlier today. The meeting adopted the Joint Statement on the Establishment of the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership which reaffirms both sides’ commitment to further strengthen relation
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the 24th ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Summit held in Jakarta today. The meeting reviewed ASEAN-ROK cooperation and reaffirmed the commitment of both sides to further strengthen the partnership and cooperation with consideration to the 35th Anniv
The 26th ASEAN-China Summit was held in Jakarta this morning. Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn led the ASEAN Secretariat delegation to attend the meeting which reviewed the progress of ASEAN-China cooperation and discussed its future direction, particularly the ways to advance the ASEAN-
Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn, on behalf of ASEAN, and Chairman of China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) Luo Zhaohui, on behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, signed the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between ASEAN and China whic
Prior to the Signing Ceremony of the Agreement on Technical Cooperation (TCA) between ASEAN and China, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, met briefly with Mr Luo Zhaohui, Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) at the ASEAN Secretariat. They shared view
