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
ASEAN and the EU welcomed the first ASEAN-EU Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change which took place on 4th September 2025 in Langkawi, Malaysia. The EU expressed gratitude to the Malaysian ASEAN Chairmanship for supporting the organisation of such Dialogue that was co-chaired on th
We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) and Japan, gathered at the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Dialogue for Environment and Climate Change (AJMDEC) in conjunction with the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME) on 4 September 2025:
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JAKARTA, 4 September 2025 – The ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) convened its third meeting for the year at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. All ASEAN Member States were present including Timor-Leste as Observer, and representatives of the ASEAN Secretariat.
The meeti
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 3rd ASEAN–Japan Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change (AJMDEC) in Langkawi, Malaysia. Dr. Kao commended the longstanding ASEAN–Japan partnership, welcomed Japan’s support through the Strategic Program fo
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Keiichiro Asao, Minister of Environment of Japan, on the sidelines of the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME) in Langkawi, Malaysia. They explored avenues to enhance ASEAN-Japan cooperation, including through th
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined the Ministers responsible for environment from ASEAN Member States, Timor-Leste, and the EU Commissioners, at the inaugural ASEAN–EU Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change in Langkawi, Malaysia. The ASEAN and EU counterpa
