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 14th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was convened on 27 July 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meeting was chaired by His Excellency Saleumxay KOMMASITH, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR.
Review and Future Direction of the EAS
The Me
The 25th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was chaired by His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR. Review and Future Direction of ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Cooperation
The Meeting noted with satisfaction the progress in APT
The ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) 10+1 Sessions with ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners, namely Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America and three separate Trilate
The Thirty-First Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) was held in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 27 July 2024. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Saleumxay KOMMASITH, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, under the Lao PDR’s ASEAN Chairmanshi
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today joined Ministers and representatives from all 27 members of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in the 31st ARF held in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meeting exchanged views on current international and regional security issues, as well as deliberated on ide
The 57 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) was held on 25 July 2024, in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meeting was chaired by Lao PDR under the theme “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience.” We reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to strengthen the ASEAN Community through intensifying ASEAN coo
The ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with U.S. convened in Vientiane, Lao PDR today, was attended by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers or their representatives, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn. Timor-Leste attended as an Observer. The Meeting revie
We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China, gathered on the occasion of the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) Plus One Session with China in Vientiane, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, on 26 July 2024;
WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Russian Federation, met in Vientiane, Lao PDR for the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) 10+1 Session on 26 July 2024;
APPRECIATING that 2024 marks the 20 anniversary of Russia’s accession to the Treat
The Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) gathered on the occasion of the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the UK in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 26 July 2024. The Meeting was attended by the Foreign Mini
