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, will welcome H.E. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, on 1 August 2025.
The visit will include a Policy Speech by H.E. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon delivered an online lecture for the IDEC Institute at Hiroshima University on the future of ASEAN Community-building, focusing on the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and its four Strategic Plans. Dr. Kao also exchanged views virtually with st
We welcome the outcome of the Special Meeting chaired, hosted and witnessed by Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia as the Chair of ASEAN, to address the situation between Cambodia and Thailand on 28 July 2025 in Putrajaya.
We commend Malaysia’s role in facilitating bila
WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Phil
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada, H.E. Mr. Heath MacDonald, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed potential areas of cooperation between ASEAN and Canada, particularly in sustainable agriculture, t
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a farewell call from Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to ASEAN, Ina Ruth Luise Lepel, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. SG Dr. Kao thanked Ambassador Lepel for her dedication in advancing the ASEAN-Germany cooperat
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received the UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific, Mrs. June Kunugi, at the ASEAN Secretariat/ASEAN Headquarters. During their meeting, both sides exchanged views on leveraging partnership to promote and protect the rights of chi
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Mr. John Denton, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange views on the importance of safeguarding and
