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
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the the 16th ASEAN + Republic of Korea (ROK) Transport Ministers’ Meeting, held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Dr. Kao commended the adoption of the ASEAN-ROK Transport Cooperation Roadmap 2026-2030, which will guide future collaborat
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 23rd ASEAN+ Japan Transport Ministers’ Meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Dr. Kao highlighted the successful implementation of the ASEAN-Japan Action Plan on Environment Improvement in the Transport Sector (AJ-APEIT) 2
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 24th ASEAN + China Transport Ministers’ Meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Dr. Kao highlighted the adoption of the Strategic Plan for ASEAN-China Transport Cooperation 2026-2035 as a key step to deepen cooperation in enha
20 November 2025, videoconference – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institution Forum (SEANF) held their 5th Interface Meeting on 20 November 2025. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, AICHR Chair and
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 31st ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Dr. Kao informed the meeting that the new ASEAN Transport Sectoral Plan (ATSP) 2026-2030 will guide ASEAN’s efforts to build a sustainable, resilient, and se
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 31st ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting, in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The Opening Ceremony was presided over by H.E. U Nyo Saw, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
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Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya Soeprapto, delivered remarks virtually at the Strategic Planning Workshop for the Philippines’ Presidency of AIPA 2026, held on 20 November 2025 in Manila, Philippines. He commended the House of Representatives of
We, Ministers and Representatives of the Parties to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), held the inaugural CPTPP-ASEAN Trade and Investment Dialogue in Naarm/Melbourne, and virtually, on 20 Novembe
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today together ASEAN Transport Ministers and other Heads of Delegation of the 31st ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) Meeting, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Myanmar, H.E. U Nyo Saw. The courtesy call was held prior to t
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a pre-recorded congratulatory message at the 2025 ASEAN+3 Human Resource Development (HRD) Forum held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on 20 November 2025. Under the theme “Re-imagining HR Systems: Innovating HRD for a Sustainable Future,
