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
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon received H.E. Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the meeting, both sides shared insights on advancing ASEAN-Estonia relations in mutually beneficial
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received Thai Trade Representative Umesh Pandey at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During their meeting, they discussed emerging issues on regional and global trade, including the new U.S. Tariff Policy and its effects on the trade and i
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended at the official flag-off ceremony of the ASEAN Unity Drive 2025, held at the Embassy of Malaysia in Jakarta. The event was also attended by Honourable Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural an
Last week, H.E. Nararya S Soeprapto, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, delivered a speech at the announcement of the ASEAN Startup Year at the MY Startup NXT 2025 Event in Cyberjaya, Malaysia.
The announcement of the ASEAN Startup Year was officiated by th
On the sidelines of the ASEAN Unity Drive 2025 flag-off ceremony in Jakarta, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with Honourable Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development of Malaysia.
They exchanged views on ad
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Both sides took stock of the progress made in ASEAN-U
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Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning welcomed H.E. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. At their bilateral meeting, they exchanged views to seek ways to further enhance ASEAN-Denmark relations in mutually
