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, today met with Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat, Lee Hee-Sup, on the margins of the ASEAN Strategic Policy Dialogue on Disaster Management (SPDDM) 2025, in Singapore. They exchanged views on ways to strengthen collaboration b
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the Regional Forum to Deepen Stakeholder Awareness and Engagement on the ASCC Strategic Plan, which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Kao delivered remarks at the Opening Ceremony and officiated the ceremonial launch of the
JAKARTA, 19 August 2025 – The ASEAN Secretariat proudly announces the release of The ASEAN Magazine Issue No. 45, ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future. It is a special edition to mark the launch of ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future and its four Strategic Plans, adopted by the ASEAN Leaders during the 46th A
At the invitation of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) of Malaysia, The Honourable Dato’ Sri Azalina Othman Said, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will participate in the ASEAN Law Forum 2025, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, o
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, today received a courtesy call from the new Ambassador of India to ASEAN, Srinivas Gotru, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the call, both sides exchanged views on ways to strengt
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Arts of Malaysia and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Chair for 2025, Dato Sri Tiong King Sing, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, prior to the convening of the Regional Forum to Deepen
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will participate in the ASEAN Strategic Policy Dialogue on Disaster Management (SPDDM), in Singapore, on 20 August 2025. Dr. Kao is expected to give remarks at the Opening Session of the SPDDM as well as deliver a keynote address at the event. The SPDD
