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
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, today welcomed a delegation from the United States National War College, led by the United States Mission to ASEAN, Chargé d’Affaires Joy M. Sakurai. The Meeting exchanged views on regional deve
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers convened a second Special Meeting on 13 April 2026, via videoconference, to exchange views on the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East and to address its various implications for ASEAN, including on energy, food security, and safety of ASEAN nationals. The Me
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the Second Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) on the Situation in the Middle East, which was held via videoconference and chaired by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, H.E. Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, fo
We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), welcome the two-week ceasefire between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced on 8 April 2026.
We reaffirm the importance of maintaining maritime safety and security, and upholding f
WE, the Heads of Civil Service of Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations;
RECALLING the fulfillment of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 requires the full integration of ASEAN goals and principles at all levels of government and society by all ASEAN Member States, particu
Regional and Thailand National Launch of ASEAN Campaign Against Online Gender-Based Violence: A Collective Call to Action “No Means No. Online Too”
Online violence against women and girls is rising rapidly across Southeast Asia, with harms such as cyber-harassment, stalking, gend
The 13th AFMGM was convened under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Frederick D. Go, Secretary of the Department of Finance of the Philippines, and H.E. Eli M. Remolona, Jr., Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
We, the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, convened to discus
H.E. Nararya Sanggramawijaya Soeprapto, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, received a courtesy call from H.E. Mariann Ruud Hagen, Ambassador of Norway to ASEAN, on 10 April 2026 at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.
The meeting reaffirmed the longst
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Economic Community Satvinder Singh today led the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation at the 13th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) via videoconference. The Meeting was Co-Chaired by H.E. Frederick D. Go, Secretary of Finance
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today led the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation to participate in the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting (AFMGM) – International Financial Institutions (IFIs) held today via videoconference.
The Meeting exchanged view
