The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
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 Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
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 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 26 October 2025. The Summit was chaired by the Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Chair of ASEAN. The Summit was attended by ASEAN Member States and H.E. Takaichi Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan.
The 13th ASEAN-United States (U.S.) Summit was held on 26 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Summit was chaired by The Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Chair of ASEAN. The Summit was attended by ASEAN Member States and the Honourable Donald J. Trump
The 22nd ASEAN-India Summit was held on 26 October 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Summit was chaired by The Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Chair of ASEAN. The Summit was attended by ASEAN Member States and Hon. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Re
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Both sides discussed the ongoing work of the ASEAN Community Building e
We reviewed the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) and took note of the recommendation of the 37th ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meetings on 9 July and 25 October 2025.
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We discussed the developments in Myanmar and expressed deep
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit, convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Summit reviewed the progress of ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) and its future direction, with a view to further advancing an ASEAN-India C
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), H.E. António Guterres, on the margins of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Both sides exchanged views on ways to strengthen the ASEAN-UN Comprehensive
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Summit adopted a Joint Statement on Further Promotion and Implementation of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), which reaffirmed both sides’ commitmen
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today signed the ASEAN-FIFA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FIFA President, Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In a signing ceremony, ASEAN and FIFA renewed thei
We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of India, gathered on the occasion of the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit on 26 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
REAFFIRMING our commitment to promote the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partners
