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 for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, had a lunch roundtable discussion hosted by the First Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Regional and Maritime Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, Robyn Mudie in Canberra today.
Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, met with Deputy Secretary Hugh Jeffrey, Strategy Policy and Industry Group at the Department of Defence of Australia in Canberra today. Both sides exchanged views on defence cooperation between ASEAN a
The Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abudl Aziz, had a meeting with Deputy Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs of Australia, Sophie Sharpe, in Canberra on 6 September 2024. The Meeting discussed Australia’s engagements with ASEAN on counter
At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, H.E. Alberto van Klaveren, Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, paid a working visit to Chile from 3 to 6 September 2024. This visit coincided with the fifth anniversary of Chile’s status as an ASEAN Development Par
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, yesterday delivered remarks at a Seminar at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL) Headquarters in Santiago as part of his Working Visit to Chile. During the Seminar, SG Dr. Kao highlighted that 14 out of 25 formal pa
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, yesterday visited the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL) Headquarters and met with the Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs. They discussed and exchanged views on potential cooperation and collaboration
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, yesterday attended a working lunch co-hosted by the SOFOFA and Chilean Meat Exporters Association (Chile Carne), during his Working Visit to Chile. Both sides exchanged views on ways to strengthen ASEAN-Chile economic ties and looked for new potential
As part of his engagements in Santiago, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, yesterday took the opportunity to meet with the Secretary-General of the Federation of Chilean Industry (SOFOFA), Mr. Rodrigo Yañez. The meeting focused on potential measures and explored new possible cooperatio
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, yesterday delivered a lecture on ASEAN’s evolution as a Community at the University of Chile. In his lecture, SG Dr. Kao provided the context of ASEAN’s founding and objective of ensuring that countries in the region are free from conflict through
During his Working Visit to Chile, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, sat down in a media interview with Diario Financiero. In the interview, SG Dr. Kao explained the purpose of his trip as the first Secretary-General of ASEAN to visit Chile and the Latin American region, as well as dis
