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
The Ministerial Interface Meeting on Financial Mechanisms for the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) was convened virtually on 14 August 2025 as a high-level cross-sectoral platform to advance regional cooperation and financing of the APG. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah bin Haji
The 4th DGICM + 3 Consultation was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, on 14 August 2025. The Consultation was co-chaired by Mr. Haji Azmi bin Haji Abdul Rahim, Acting Director of the Department of Immigration and National Registration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Brunei Darussalam and Mr
The 20th DGICM + Australia Consultation was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on 14 August 2025. The 20th DGICM + Australia was co-chaired by Mr. Yuldi Yusman, Interim Director-General of Immigration, Ministry of Immigration and Corrections of Republic of Indonesia, and Mr. Damien Kiln
The 28th DGICM and Its Related Meetings were held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 12-14 August 2025. The 28th DGICM was chaired by Mr. Haji Azmi bin Haji Abdul Rahim, Acting Director of the Department of Immigration and National Registration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Brunei Darussal
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the Ministerial Interface Meeting on Financial Mechanisms for the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) Towards Deeper Regional Economic Integration, which was held virtually. The Meeting gathered ASEAN Ministers from the energy, economic, and f
MANILA, 14 August 2025 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Philippines, in collaboration with the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Management Team (JMT) and the ASEAN Secretariat, co-organised the ASEAN Project Development Training and JAIF Coaching Clinic in Manila, on 12–14 Au
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call from Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry of Malaysia and Co-Chair of the ASEAN Geoeconomics Task Force, YB Liew Chin Tong, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting discussed, among others, o
Senior Officials of ASEAN Member States and China met for the 24th ASEAN-China SOM-DOC on 14 August 2025 in Kuching, Malaysia. The Meeting reviewed the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and discussed ways to move the negotiations forward&nb
