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 met with H.E. Dr. Ton Thi Ngoc Huong, Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to ASEAN, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on recent developments in ASEAN, including the implementation of ASEA
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a virtual meeting with Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), H.E. Ms. Deemah Al Yahya. The exchange explored potential collaboration in developing practical tools to support digital economy policymaking for ASEAN M
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), Dato’ Ir. Ts. Abdul Razib Dawood, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, to exchange views on the evolving global energy developments and to further strengthen coordina
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN, H.E. Ambra Dickie, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides exchanged views on further strengthening the ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership, particularly in light of the 50th annive
H.E. Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines and Chair of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) 2026, will undertake an official visit to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, on 22 April 2026. During the visit, Secretary Lazaro will meet wi
H.E. Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the AEC, met with H.E. Ambra Dickie, Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN, during the Courtesy Meeting and Launch of the CANSAFE Initiative on 20 April 2026 at ASEAN Headquarters, Jakarta. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening A
The Eighteenth Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Experts and Eminent Persons (EEPs) was convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia preceded by a workshop on conflict prevention held the previous day. The meeting was attended by ARF Experts and Eminent Persons and the Deputy Secretary-Gene
JAKARTA, 17 April 2026– The ASEAN Secretariat announces the release of The ASEAN Magazine, Issue No. 51–52, titled “A Decade of Progress: The Making of the ASEAN Community”.
This double edition marks the conclusion of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and reflects on a decade of
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, received a courtesy call from the Ambassador of Romania to ASEAN, H.E. Dan-Adrian Bălănescu, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on ways to forge
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, today met with Ambassador of Iran to ASEAN, Mohammad Boroujerdi, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on ways to further strengthen ASEAN-Iran
