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 ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the United Kingdom (UK), in Manila, the Philippines. The Meeting reaffirmed commitment to continue a mutually-beneficial and meaningful partnership as ASEAN and the UK commemorated the fif
WE the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), gathered on the occasion of the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the UK in Manila, 22 July 2026;
COMMEMORATING the fifth anniversary of the ASEA
Building on the longstanding relations between ASEAN and the United Kingdom (UK); recalling the conferment of ASEAN Dialogue Partner status on the UK in August 2021; and noting the successful implementation of the ASEAN–UK Plan of Action (POA) for the period 2022–2026, this successor POA is int
H.E. Nararya Soeprapto, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, addressed the 13th Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) Meeting, where he reaffirmed the vital role of judicial cooperation in advancing a rules-based ASEAN. He commended the CACJ for its enduring leade
The ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with Russia was held in Manila today. The Meeting reaffirmed the shared commitment of both sides to further strengthen the Strategic Partnership and chart its future direction, in the context of the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia relations this year.
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Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the Trilateral Meeting between the ASEAN Chair, the Philippines, Brazil and the ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting was chaired by Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and attended by Mi
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the Trilateral Meeting between ASEAN Chair, the Philippines, the Kingdom of Norway and the ASEAN Secretariat, in Manila, the Philippines. Chaired by Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, H.E. Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, the t
A Trilateral Meeting between the Philippines, as the ASEAN Chair, Switzerland, and the ASEAN Secretariat was convened today in Manila, the Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by Undersecretary for Policy and Philippine ASEAN SOM Leader, Leo M. Herrera-Lim, and was attended by State Secretar
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings in Manila
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar, on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings in Manila, the Philippines, today. Both sides reaffir
