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
The East Asia Summit (EAS) Senior Officials’ Meeting took place today in Vientiane, Lao PDR with the participation of Senior Officials of all EAS participating countries or their representatives and the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community. Timor-Leste attended
The Meeting RECOGNISES the significant transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key driver of technological advancement and innovation and ASCERTAIN the need for concerted action and collaboration to harness the benefits of AI while proactively addressing its multifaceted socia
The 20th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI-20) was held on 7 June 2024, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI), Cambodia.The Meeting congratulated Cambodia on successf
The ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting took place today in Vientiane with the participation of all APT countries’ Senior Officials or their representatives and the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community. Timor-Leste attended the meeting as Observer. The
Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Ekkaphab Phanthavong, had a meeting with Secretary-General of China ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) Secretariat Yang Yan Yan. The meeting discussed preparation for the 21st CABIS in Nanning, China, that will be held in Septemb
At the invitation of the United States Department of State, and with the support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn will lead the ASEAN Secretariat delegation to pay a working visit to the United States, on 10-13 June 20
JAKARTA, 7 June 2024 – The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community is proud to announce the release of The ASEAN Issue No. 37, “From Recovery to Resilience.” This edition delves into the remarkable resilience and adaptability demonstrated by ASEAN during the COVID-19 pandemic, which had a
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered his remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 20th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology, and Innovation (AMMSTI-20) in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Officiated by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipade
