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
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
This evening, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, attended a working dinner hosted by Ambassador of China to ASEAN, H.E. Hou Yanqi. Both sides took the opportunity to exchange views on the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including the follow-up to the 27th ASEAN-China S
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to ASEAN, Dr. Ton Thi Ngoc Huong, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed, among others, the convening of the second ASEAN Future Forum (AFF), scheduled t
The official Logo for the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue Relations was officially announced today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. In his remarks welcoming the presentation of the Logo, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, highlighted that
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a farewell call by Ambassador of New Zealand to ASEAN, H.E. Stuart Donald Cave Calman, at the ASEAN Headquarter/ASEAN Secretariat. Dr. Kao congratulated Ambassador Stuart on the successful completion of his tenure as Ambassador of New Ze
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended a luncheon hosted by H.E. Ambassador Sarah Al Bakri Devadason, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN, who is the Chair of the CPR for 2025, along with other Permanent Representatives to ASEAN as well as the Ambassador of Timor-Le
H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, and H.E. Ambassador Sarah Al Bakri Devadason, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN, captured a historic moment in front of the newly installed logo of Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship for 2025. This symbolises the beginning for Malaysi
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, The Honourable Paul Chan Mo-po, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed ways to strengthen economic cooperation
The Permanent Representatives to ASEAN gather today, 9 January 2025, to convene the First CPR Meeting under the leadership of H.E. Ambassador Sarah Al Bakri Devadason, who assumed the role of Chair of the CPR at the commencement of Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025. During the Meeting, which
The Opening Ceremony of the inaugural meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) in 2025 was held today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, following Malaysia’s official assumption of the ASEAN Chairmanship on 1 January 2025, under the theme ‘Inclusivity a
