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, this evening attended a dinner hosted by Ambassador of New Zealand to ASEAN, H.E. Joanna Anderson. Both sides took the opportunity to exchange views on the ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue relations, including key deliverables to support ASEAN this year. They
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Ambassador Aung Myo Myint, Permanent Representative of Myanmar to ASEAN, at the ASEAN Headquarters / ASEAN Secretariat. SG Dr. Kao conveyed his deepest sympathies and solidarity with Myanmar following the recent earthquake and reaffirmed
Secretary-General of the ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the Halalbihalal 2025, organized by the Staff Welfare Committee (SWC) 2025 of the ASEAN Secretariat. In his remarks, SG Dr. Kao extended his heartfelt greetings to all ASEAN Secretariat staff members on the occasion of the recent fest
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon welcomed H.E. Taku Eto, Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed key issues in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors, as well a
The 18th Meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group (ACCWG) on Timor-Leste’s Membership in ASEAN was convened today in Kuala Lumpur, the first under Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025. The Meeting reviewed the progress made by Timor-Leste in implementing the Roadmap for
The Executive Committee of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission convened today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community in attendance. In preparation for the upcoming SEANWFZ Commission Meeting in July, t
Four months into Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship, the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting convened today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the participation of all ASEAN Member States, the ASEAN Secretariat and Timor-Leste as Observer. The meeting discussed preparations for the upcoming 46th AS
The Thirteenth ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (13th SOMY+3), convened on 29 April 2025 in Manila, brought together senior officials from ASEAN Member States and the Plus Three countries to explore strategic approaches to regional youth development. Co-chaired by the Philippines a
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29 April 2025 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the inaugural Regional Consultation to Support the Development of the AICHR Five-Year Work Plan (2026-2030) (FYWP) in line with the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and Strategic Plans o
