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
SINGAPORE, 14 NOVEMBER 2018
1. The 21st ASEAN-China Summit was held in Singapore on 14 November 2018. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, and attended by all Heads of State/Government of ASEAN Member States and H.E. Li Keqiang, Premier of
1. The Fourth ASEAN Plus Three Education Ministers Meeting (4th APT EMM) was held on 1 November 2018 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar in conjunction with the Tenth ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (10th ASED) and the Fourth East Asia Summit Education Ministers Meeting&nbs
1. The Fourth ASEAN Plus Three Education Ministers Meeting (4th APT EMM) was held on 1 November 2018 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar in conjunction with the Tenth ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (10th ASED) and the Fourth East Asia Summit Education Ministers Meeting (4th EAS EMM). The Meeting
HANOI, 22 October 2018 – The ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls took place on 22 October in Hanoi hosted by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and the EU Mission to ASEAN.The dialogue
JAKARTA, 12 October 2018 – Kung Phoak took office today as the new Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC). He will serve a three-year term from 2018 to 2021.Guided by the ASEAN Charter, DSG Kung will support the Secretary-General of ASEAN by providing l
Your Excellency,On the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership, I would like to extend, on behalf of the Association of South East Asian Nations, our warmest congratulations to the Government and People of the People’s Republic of China.Download the full letter
Dear Premier Li,On behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and as Chair of ASEAN, I am pleased to extend our most heartfelt congratulations to the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the auspicious occasion of the 15th anniversary of the ASEAN-China Strategic Part
Dato Lim Jock HoiSecretary-GeneralThe Association of Southeast Asian NationsJakartaOn the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership, I wish to extend to you my warm congratulations and best wishes.Since the establishment of China-ASEAN strategic partnership, our coop
H.E. Lee Hsien LoongPrime MinisterThe Republic of Singapore, Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian NationsSingaporeAs we celebrate the 15th anniversary of China-ASEAN strategic partnership, I wish to extend, on behalf of the Chinese government, warm congratulations to you and through you, to
1. Ministers responsible for the environment, for land, forest fires and haze, from ASEAN Member States (AMS), held their 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution on 5 October 2018 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.2. The Ministers reviewed the impl
