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, met with Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre, Mr Shi Zhongjun, and Secretary-General of CAEXPO Secretariat, Dr. We Zhaohui. The meeting discussed ways forward to bring this trilateral informal engagement into a future formal/ official cooperation
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, addressed the China-ASEAN Young Leaders’ Roundtable Dialogue 2025 in Nanning, China, on the sideline of the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo. SG Dr. Kao complimented ASEAN’s broader efforts to advance youth cooperation, together with the dialogue partn
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered remarks at the China-ASEAN Business Leaders Forum, in Nanning, China. Held under the theme “AI Connects ASEAN and Digitalisation Innovates Future for Shared Development,” the Forum brought together policymakers, academics, and indus
SEOUL, 17 September 2025 – The ASEAN-Korea Centre will host the ‘ASEAN-Korea Sustainable Innovation Talks & Workshop’ on 18–19 September at Hotel Naru Seoul MGallery. Since 2022, the Centre has advanced ASEAN-Korea cooperation on ESG as a key agenda, including the publication of the
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered remarks at the 5th RCEP High-Level Dialogue on Economic and Trade Cooperation, held in conjunction with the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, China. The Dialogue brought together business leaders, experts, thought leaders, and enterpris
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in the China–ASEAN Industry Ministerial Roundtable Meeting on the sidelines of the China–ASEAN Expo, on 17 September 2025, in Nanning, China. In his remarks, Dr. Kao highlighted ASEAN’s robust economic progress and underscored the st
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, led the ASEAN Secretariat delegation at the 4th AIPA-ASEAN Hearing, held alongside the occasion of the 46th General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA). He outlined the ASEAN Secr
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Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, today received a courtesy call from the new Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN, Ambra Dickie, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the call, both sides exchanged views on ways to strength
Concluding the three-day Programme Visit, Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) Satvinder Singh met with Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia. He also exchanged views with the Lowy Institute and shared keynote address at the “ASEAN in Focus” event hos
