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
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Ekkaphab Phanthavong participated in the 45th Asia-Europe Foundation Board of Governors’ Meeting (ASEFBoG45) held on 11-12 July 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. The Meeting noted the implementation of various ASEF initiatives to enhance
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, Mr. Satvinder Singh, attended the Third Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting for the Fifty-Fifth ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (SEOM 3/55) on 9 – 12 July 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, where the Meeting discussed various agenda, s
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, Satvinder Singh, had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Martin Kent, HM Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific at the sidelines of the 5th SEOM-UK Consultation in Vientiane, Lao PDR. They exchanged views on the economic cooperation between AS
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, Satvinder Singh, attended the 20th SEOM-Canada Consultation on 12 July 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, where the Meeting discussed the progress implementation of the Work Plan to Implement the ASEAN-Canada Joint Declaration on Trade and I
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, Satvinder Singh met the Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN, H.E. Vicky Singmin on 12 July 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR at the sidelines of the 20th SEOM-Canada Consultation. They exchanged views on the progress of the ASEAN-Canada Free T
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, Satvinder Singh, attended the 5th SEOM-UK Consultation on 12 July 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meeting discussed the progress of the implementation of the ASEAN-UK Economic Cooperation Work Plan, the ASEAN-UK Economic Integration P
