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 Twenty-Eighth ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Plus Three Consultation was held on 24 September 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia; H.E. Yan Dong, Vice Minister of Com
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Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 24th AEM-MOFCOM Consultation, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Meeting discussed the preparations for the signing of the ACFTA 3.0 Upgrade Protocol and reaffirmed the target to sign the ACFTA 3.0 Upgrade Protocol at the s
The Twenty Fourth ASEAN Economic Ministers-Ministry of Commerce (AEM-MOFCOM) Consultation was held on 24 September 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia, and H.E. Yan Dong,
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 22nd AEM-ROK Consultation, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Meeting discussed the progress of the implementation of the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA) and the AKFTA Upgrade. The Meeting also exchanged views on the re
The Twenty-Second ASEAN Economic Ministers – Republic of Korea (AEM-ROK) Consultation was held on 24 September 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia, and H.E. Han-Koo Yeo
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the AEM-WIPO Consultation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Meeting discussed the progress of the ASEAN-WIPO Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Specific Areas (ASEAN-WIPO MoU) and strategic areas of cooperation in
TERENGGANU, 24 SEPTEMBER 2025 – The Twenty-First Coordinating Conference on the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (21st SOC-COM) took place today in Terengganu, Malaysia, and via video conference. The conference was aimed at setting a clear path forward for the ASCC’s post-2025 agenda and cros
1. The Fifty-Seventh ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting was held on 23 September 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting, which was chaired by Malaysia under the theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability,” was preceded by a preparatory meeting of the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials (S
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, co-chaired the ASEAN-UN Secretariat-to-Secretariat Meeting with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Khaled Khiari, on 23 September 2025. The Meeting reviewed the
