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, and Ambassador of Timor-Leste to ASEAN, H.E. Natércia Cipriana Coelho da Silva, today discussed, among others, the importance of strengthening cooperation and collaboration between Timor-Leste and the ASEAN Secretariat, especially pertaining to the im
Today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, and H.E. Sarah Al Bakri Devadason, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN, engaged in productive discussions focusing on Malaysia’s key priorities and deliverables for its ASEAN Chairmanship t
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Executive Director of ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR), Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat to discuss possibility for strengthening ASEAN-IPR’s network and coll
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today had a meeting with the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to ASEAN, H.E. Ambassador Aung Myo Myint, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed, among others, preparations for the 46th ASEAN Summit, ASEAN Community building and r
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today welcomed the Attachment Officers (AOs) from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam, and Timor-Leste at the ASEAN Headquarters/ ASEAN Secretariat. The Attachment Programme is an ASEAN flagship programme supported by Japan since 2002 under the Initia
MANILA, 12 March 2025 – ASEAN and India reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) at the 25th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (AISOM), held on 12 March 2025 in Manila, Philippines.
India reiterated its support for ASEAN Community-b
JAKARTA, 12 March 2025 – Ambassador Oybek Eshonov of the Republic of Uzbekistan presented his Letter of Credence to Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today, officially assuming his role as the Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to
