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, this evening attended and delivered congratulatory remarks at the Reception hosted by the Mission of China to ASEAN in Jakarta, Indonesia, to mark the 76th anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China. SG Dr. Kao highlighted the grow
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Ms. Kathryn Clarkson, new International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Representative to ASEAN, and Head of Delegation for Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, and Timor-Leste, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASE
The outgoing Permanent Representative of Thailand to ASEAN, H.E. Phantipha Iamsudha Ekarohit, today paid a farewell call on the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. SG Dr. Kao expressed his appreciation to Ambassador Phantipha for her invaluabl
KOTA KINABALU, 30 September 2025 – Senior officials from ASEAN convened the Second Meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Task Force on Blue Economy (ACTF-BE) in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Hosted by Malaysia’s Ministry of Economy, the meeting discussed key areas of regio
Jakarta, 30 September 2025 – Ambassador Evangeline T. Ong Jimenez-Ducrocq presented her Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today, formally commencing her tenure as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning had a Breakfast Meeting hosted by Ambassador of Australia to ASEAN, H.E. Tiffany McDonald, in Jakarta. Both sides took the opportunity to exchange views on ASEAN-Australia cooperation, including ways to advance the ASEAN-Australia Comprehe
