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
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, H.E. Xavier Bettel, on the margins of Luxembourg’s accession to the
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers and the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today witnessed the signing of the Instrument of Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Develop
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, attended the ASEAN-Canada Special Summit on Enhancing ASEAN Connectivity and Resilience in Vientiane today. The Leaders from ASEAN and Canada adopted the Joint Leaders’ Statement on Enhancing ASEAN Connectivity and Resilience, in support of the prior
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the 21st ASEAN-India Summit held in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The meeting reviewed the progress of ASEAN-India cooperation and discussed its future direction, with a view to advancing an ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that is
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 4th ASEAN-Australia Summit, in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Summit was attended by the ASEAN Leaders or their representatives, the Prime Minister of Australia, and the Secretary-General of ASEAN. Timor-Leste attended as Observer.
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS), Lee Hee-Sup, in a pull-aside meeting on the margins of the 27th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit held in Vientiane. They exchanged views on the collaboration between the ASE
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today briefed the 27th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit on the progress of APT Cooperation. The APT countries reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening and deepening the APT framework, which plays a key role in fostering regional cooperation an
WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of India, gathered on the occasion of the 21st ASEAN-India Summit on 10 October 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR;
REAFFIRMING our commitment to promote the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honorable Justin Trudeau, on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Vientiane, Lao PDR. They discussed, among others, ways to enhance ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partner
