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
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
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz called on the Director-General, Indo-Pacific at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the UK and SOM Leader of the UK Owen Jenkins CMG today at the Foreign Commonwealth Development Of
Jakarta, 21 March 2024 – Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to ASEAN Henrique Archanjo Ferraro today presented his Letter of Credence (LOC) to Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Headquarters.
Secretary-General Dr. Kao congratulated Ambassador Ferraro
JAKARTA, 21 March 2024 – ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) reaffirmed commitment to further advance their partnership at the 11th ASEAN-ROK Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) Meeting held at the ASEAN Headquarters today.
The meeting took note of the good progress made in ASEAN-ROK
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received a courtesy call by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Sihasak Phuangketkeow at the ASEAN Secretariat today. During the meeting, Dr Kao highlighted Thailand’s important contributions in spearheading ASEAN’s efforts
The 11th Meeting of the ASEAN-ROK Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) takes place at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta to review progress of ASEAN-ROK cooperation and discuss future collaboration in light of the 35th Anniversary of ASEAN-ROK Dialogue Relations this year.
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Ambassador of New Zealand to ASEAN Stuart Calman at the Secretariat today. Their meeting aims to further discuss matters deliberated at the meeting between the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the Prime Minister of New Zealand held on 5 March 2024
PHNOM PENH, 21 March 2024– The First ASEAN Digital Senior Officials’ Meeting and ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators’ Council (ADGSOM – ATRC) Leaders’ Retreat of 2024 took place on 19-21 March in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The three-day event was chaired by Singapore as ADGSOM Chair for
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, Nararya Soeprapto received a courtesy call by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to ASEAN, Evgeny Zagaynov today at the ASEAN Headquarters. They exchanged views to further promote ASEAN-Russia development cooperation withi
JAKARTA, 21 March 2024 — Ambassador Daniel Blockert of Sweden presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters today, assuming his office as Sweden’s Ambassador to ASEAN.
Dr. Kao Kim Hourn welcomed and congratulated Ambassador Bloc
JAKARTA, 21 MARCH 2024 – ASEAN and Canada reaffirmed commitment to further strengthening their strategic partnership at the 12th Meeting of the ASEAN-Canada Joint Cooperation Committee held at the ASEAN Headquarters today.
The meeting discussed the developments in ASEAN and in Canada a
