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
Jakarta, 1 November 2013 – The European Union (EU) will redouble its effort to strengthen relations with ASEAN by stepping up its support to ASEAN Community building, said the new Ambassador of the EU to ASEAN, H.E. Olof Skoog. He presented his Letter of Credence to H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secre
JAKARTA, 28 October 2013 – A high-level delegation from ASEAN led by the Honourable Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng, Second Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei Darussalam visited China from 22-25 October to further enhance trade and investment relations between the two side
SEOUL, 22 October 2013 –The ASEAN-Korea Centre hosted the “2013 ASEAN Connectivity Forum” at the Seoul Plaza Hotel on 21-22 October to discuss ways to enhance ASEAN Connectivity and for Korea to contribute towards infrastructure development in ASEAN. The forum, organized in coopera
We, the Ministers/Heads of Delegations responsible for social welfare and development of ASEAN Member States, People’s Republic of China, Japan, and Republic of Korea convened the Fourth ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (4th AMMSWD+3)
On 22 August, Mr. Souun Takeda, Japan’s Cultural Envoy for 2013 and a renowned Japanese calligrapher, presented a calligraphy art to H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN, on behalf of ASEAN Secretariat, at the residence of Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN, H.E. Mr. Kimihiro Ishikan
In an event that symbolizes the strength of ASEAN and Japan friendship and cooperation, the Japan Mission to ASEAN held a Sumo and Japanese food introduction at the ASEAN Secretariat today. Two ranking Sumo wrestlers from Japan battled it out in a makeshift ring at the ASEAN Hall for a demonstratio
ASEAN must not only be relevant to its people, it must also be SEEN to be relevant by its people.
With the clock ticking towards the establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015, the relationship between the grouping and its people is gaining more attention by the day.
“There are a lot happen
The 18th Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the Ministers of Australia and New Zealand (Closer Economic Relations – CER) was held inBrunei Darussalam on 21 August 2013. The Consultations were co-chaired by The Hon Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng, Second Minister of Foreign
In an effort to further uplift and strengthen relationship between ASEAN and New Zealand, the Committee of Representatives to ASEAN, with the official invitation of the Government of New Zealand, paid an official visit to New Zealand on 11 – 16 August 2013. During the visit, the CPR called on Hon
Japanese businesses are looking to another fruitful year in ASEAN, following a meeting between ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh, and the Federation of Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN (FJCCIA).
“As we in ASEAN try our best to accommodate the interests of the private sec
