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
At the invitation of H.E. Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity of Singapore, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, will be visiting Singapore on 29-30 May 2025 to participate in the ATxSummit Singapore.
We, the Leaders of the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Kingdom of Thailand, meet today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the 16th Indonesia Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Summit, chaired by H.E. Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
We reassert our commitment t
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Chairman’s Statement of the 46th ASEAN Summit Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a pre-recorded keynote address at the opening of the ASEAN Auditor Conference 2025 held in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on 27 May, 2025. In his keynote address, Dr. Kao shared views on how the conference’s theme aligns with the overarching theme of 1. We, the Leaders of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines gathered for the 16th BIMP-EAGA Summit on 27 May 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia under the Chairmanship of the Philippines. The Summit was chaired by His Excellency Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., Head of Government of Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the 16th Brunei Darussalam – Indonesia – Malaysia – Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, reaffirming ASEAN’s support for sub-regional cooperation as a key driver for inclusive and susta
Secretary-General of ASEAN delivers Keynote Address at the Inaugural ASEAN Auditor Conference 2025 via video message
Joint Statement of the Sixteenth Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area Summit (16th BIMP-EAGA Summit)
Secretary-General of ASEAN participates in the 16th BIMP-EAGA Summit in Kuala Lumpur
