- 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: April 22, 2024
Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community receives the Director of Cooperation of the Indonesian Coast Guard
On 22 April 2024, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, received the Director of Cooperation of the Indonesian Coast Guard, H.E. First Admiral (FADM) Eka Satari, at the ASEAN Headquarters. They exchanged views on maritime security
Secretary-General of ASEAN dialogues with ASEAN Youth
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today held an interface with ASEAN Youth today at the sidelines of the ASEAN Future Forum in Hanoi to discuss the role of ASEAN Youth in shaping ASEAN’s future. In his remarks, Dr. Kao acknowledged the transformative impact of youth-led initiatives and
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, received a courtesy call by Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN, KIYA Masahiko at the ASEAN Headquarters today. Both sides exchanged views on ASEAN-Japan cooperation, including the follow-up to the outco
Secretary-General of ASEAN shares perspectives with The World and Viet Nam Report
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today gave an interview to The World and Viet Nam Report, where he shared his thoughts and perspectives on the importance of the convening of the inaugural ASEAN Future Forum, and Viet Nam’s contributions to ASEAN Community-building and regional in
ASEAN, Chile affirm commitment to enhance development partnership
JAKARTA, 22 April 2024 – ASEAN and Chile held the 5th ASEAN-Chile Development Partnership Committee (AC-DPC) Meeting today at the ASEAN Headquarters. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing the development partnership.
The Meeting highlighted both sides’ developments and
Secretary-General of ASEAN discusses AEC related issues with Minister of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn kicked off his official visit to Viet Nam today by meeting with Minister of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam Nguyen Hong Dien. They discussed the progress of ASEAN’s economic cooperation, as well as Viet Nam’s contributions to regional t






