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 9th ASEAN Prize Judging Committee Meeting for the ASEAN Prize 2026 was held at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 30 June 2026. Chaired by the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, the meeting brought together former Secretaries-General of ASEAN to del
JAKARTA, 30 June 2026 – The Regional Workshop on the ASCC Strategic Plan’s Cross-Pillar Strategic Measures, which took place on 29-30 June, brought together stakeholders from the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC), ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), an
At the invitation of Yang Berbahagia Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah, Executive Chairman of the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will participate and deliver a capstone address at the 39th Asia-Pacific Roundtable, a
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya Sanggramawijaya Soeprapto, had a meeting with Ambassador of ROK to ASEAN, H.E. Lee Chul, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ ASEAN Secretariat today. DSG Nararya congratulated Ambassador Lee on his assumption as Ambassador o
Jakarta, 29 June 2026 – ASEAN and Pakistan reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening their longstanding partnership at the 9th Meeting of the ASEAN-Pakistan Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AP-JSCC), held today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.
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The “ASEAN and Türkiye Cooperation in Economy, Security, Sustainability, Peace Building, and Digitalization” Conference, co-organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Jakarta and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), highlights progress in ASEAN–Türkiye re
MSMEs are at the heart of inclusive and resilient growth. The Secretary-General of ASEAN shares a congratulatory message for the 3rd National MSME Day 2026, reaffirming ASEAN’s commitment to empowering MSMEs through stronger partnerships, innovation, and a more enabling business environment.
JAKARTA, 27 June 2026 – On the occasion of International MSME Day 2026, ASEAN reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as key drivers to economic growth, innovation, and resilience in the region. Through the European Union (EU)-ASEAN Sustainable Conn
Singapore, 26 June 2026 – The 41st ASEAN-Japan Forum in Singapore reaffirmed the commitment of ASEAN and Japan to further strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) in contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and supporting the implementation of&n
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 22nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI-22) in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Themed “Advancing the ASEAN Plan of Action on Science, Technology and Innovation (APASTI) for a Resilient, Su
