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, met with the Minister of International Trade of Canada, H.E. Maninder Sidhu, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, on 4 June 2025. Their discussions explored potential opportunities to deepen ASEAN- OECD cooperation, aligned with the implementation
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the World Trade Organization (WTO), H.E. Syahril Syazli Ghazali, at the OECD Headquarters, in Paris, France, on 4 June 2025. SG Dr. Kao congratulated Malaysia on the success of the recently-concluded
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Secretary-General of OECD, Mathias Cormann, at the sidelines of the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, on 4 June 2025. Their discussions explored opportunities to deepen ASEAN-OECD engagement and align OECD’s support with the ASEAN Commu
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Minister of Finance of Viet Nam, H.E. Nguyen Van Thang, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, on 4 June 2025. They discussed current global economic developments, regional finance cooperation, and the formulation of the forthcoming sec
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore, H.E. Gan Kim Yong, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, on 3 June 2025. The meeting discussed Singapore’s important contributions to the ASEAN Community-buildin
Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, delivered pre-recorded remarks at the Mekong-US Partnership Policy Dialogue, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 4-5, 2025. In his remarks, Dr. Kao highlighted the crucial role of food security and agricultural resilience in promoting economic growth an
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, had a pull-aside with the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia, H.E. Airlangga Hartarto, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, on 3 June 2025. They discussed Indonesia’s accession process to the OECD, current global economic de
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Peru, H.E. Ambassador Elmer Schialer Salcedo, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, on 3 June 2025. Their discussions focused on strengthening of ASEAN–Peru relations and preparations fo
