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
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 warmly welcomed the visit by the Vice President, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of Switzerland, Guy Parmelin, at the ASEAN Headquarter/ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on t
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined other Ministers from ASEAN Member States and that of Dialogue Partners of ASEAN in the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministers’ Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Meeting underscored the importance of dee
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered pre-recorded remarks for the Introductory Dialogue among the Five ASEAN Dialogue Partner Centres held in Osaka, Japan. In his message, Dr. Kao underscored the importance of broader cooperation among the Centres, emphasising how coordina
The 23rd Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) Plus Three convened at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting reviewed the progress of implementation of the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Cooperation Work Plan (2023-2027) and discussed the preparations for the 2
SEOUL, 17 September 2025 – The ASEAN-Korea Centre will host the ‘ASEAN-Korea Sustainable Innovation Talks & Workshop’ on 18–19 September at Hotel Naru Seoul MGallery. Since 2022, the Centre has advanced ASEAN-Korea cooperation on ESG as a key agenda, including the publication of the
PHNOM PENH, 2 September 2025 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), organised by AICHR Cambodia in collaboration with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), convened the 7th AICHR Youth Debate on Human Rights, bringing together 21 university students from seven
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, H.E. Abdisalam Abdi Ali, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed ways to promote relations between ASEAN and Somalia, and exchanged views on regiona
At the invitation of H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Sugiono, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, will undertake his first official visit to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, on 18 July 2025. H.E. Sugiono will have a guided tour of the premises,
A Trilateral Meeting was convened today in Kuala Lumpur involving the ASEAN Chair – Malaysia, Brazil and the ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting was chaired by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Amran Mohamed Zin, and attended by Deputy Minister of Fo
