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, today delivered a speech at the Beijing Roundtable, in Beijing, China. He underscored the importance of deepening regional economic integration through the ASEAN-China FTA 3.0, advancing the utilisation and implementation of the RCEP Agreement, and bols
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Gao Zheng, Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism of China in Beijing. Both sides exchanged views on strengthening cooperation in culture and tourism under the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The meeting highlighted a
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Sun Weidong, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and SOM Leader for East Asian Cooperation of China, in Beijing. The meeting served as an opportunity to exchange views on the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and discusse
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered pre-recorded keynote remarks at the ASEAN–India Forum 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand. In his message, Dr. Kao reaffirmed ASEAN’s strong commitment to advancing the ASEAN–India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through tourism.
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, participated in the 2025 Southeast Asian Women Ambassadors’ Forum on Peace, which was held in Kuala Lumpur, on 23-24 July 2025. Attended by female diplomats, government officials, and pra
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered a pre-recorded video message at the Wrap-Up Workshop of the “Enhance Victim Assistance Programme in the ASEAN Member States”. This initiative is one of the ASEAN Regional Mine Center (ARMAC)’s projects, supported by the Government
