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 Nineteenth East Asia Summit Energy Ministers’ Meeting (19th EAS EMM) was convened on 17 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation of Malaysia, and att
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Kuala Lumpur, 15-17 October 2025: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), through the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and the European Union (EU) conducted the 6th ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights and related side event. The
The 43rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and its associated meetings were held from 14–17 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was inaugurated by The Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia and chaired by H.E. Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yus
WE, the Sports Ministers and Heads of Delegation of ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China, gathered in Hanoi, Viet Nam, on 17 October 2025 for the Second ASEAN Plus China Ministerial Meeting on Sports.
RECALL the inaugural AMMS+China meeting on 1 September 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand and R
The Fifth ASEAN Plus Japan Ministerial Meeting on Sports, held in Hanoi, Viet Nam, on 17 October 2025.
RECALLS the Leaders’ adoption of the Joint Vision Statement on ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation “Trusted Partners” and its Implementation Plan in 2023 in setting the direction for
Co-chaired by Viet Nam and Japan, the 5th AMMS+Japan provided a platform for Sports Ministers of ASEAN and Japan to discuss future priorities and joint initiatives aimed at promoting youth engagement, sports development, and mutual understanding across the region.
Photo credit: Ministry of Cultu
Co-chaired by Viet Nam and China, the 2nd AMMS+China provided a platform for Sports Ministers of ASEAN and China to discuss future priorities and joint initiatives aimed at promoting youth engagement, sports development, and mutual understanding across the region.
Photo credit: Ministry of Cultu
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, congratulated the first cohort of Chevening ASEAN Scholars and the second cohort of ASEAN–UK SAGE Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Scholars, in a special video message. The milestone scholarships celebrate the growing ASEAN–UK partnership in education and ST
The Twenty-Second ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting Plus Three (China, Japan, Korea) (22nd AMEM+3) was held on 17 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation,
