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 of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, had a meeting with the Advisory Board of the ASEAN-Australia Centre at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today. Both sides exchanged views on the role and activities of the Centre in strengtheni
PUTRAJAYA, 11 April 2025 – ASEAN is stepping up efforts to improve and expand its regional infrastructure project pipeline. A Regional Workshop on Updating and Advancing the Initial Pipeline of ASEAN Infrastructure Projects was held on 9–10 April 2025 in Putrajaya, Malaysia, bringing together o
JAKARTA, 11 April 2024 – At the 15th ASEAN-Australia Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) Meeting held today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN and Australia reiterated their commitment to advancing their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP).
The Meeting acknowledged
The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, H.E. San Lwin, held a courtesy meeting with the Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Mr. Sang-Hyup Kim, on 11 April 2025. Both sides discussed ongoing cooperation, particularly on methane emission
The 23rd ASEAN-Russia Joint Cooperation Committee (ARJCC) Meeting took place on 11 April 2025, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting discussed various key developments in ASEAN-Russia dialogue relations, including progress on the implementation of the ASEAN-Russia Comprehensive
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the Amity Circle Retreat III, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In line with the focus of the retreat, Dr. Kao shared his views on the current geopolitical situation, particularly those that affect ASEAN, and potential risks that the regio
