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 Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community (DSG APSC), H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz participated in the 7th ASEAN Workshop on Intersection between Conflict and Human Rights, held on 28 September 2026, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. DSG APSC shared the ASEAN Secretar
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 27 September 2026, visited the Art Gallery of New South Wales, which hosts one of the most prominent collections of Southeast Asian art in Australia, featuring classical textiles, sculptures, ceramics, and cutting-edge contemporary visual arts. The
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 27 September 2026, met with The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia, on the sidelines of the Australia-ASEAN Business Forum 2026.
SG Dr. Kao and Governor Beazley discussed the growing links bet
At the invitation of Mr. Francis Wong OAM, Chairman of Australia-ASEAN Business Forum, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will participate in the Australia-ASEAN Business Forum 2026, to be held in Adelaide, Australia, on 29-30 September 2026. During the Forum, Dr. Kao will deliver keynot
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, represented the Secretary-General of ASEAN at the Opening Ceremony of the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026™ at Gelora Bung Karno(GBK) Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 25 September 2026. Bringing the re
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, co-chaired the ASEAN-UN Secretariat-to-Secretariat Meeting with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Khaled Khiari, on 25 September 2026. The Meeting reviewed the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste to ASEAN, H.E. Elisa Maria da Silva, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (VECONAC) – related matters and discuss Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to ASEAN, Mr. Mang Hau Thang, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting discussed ASEAN Community-building efforts, including ASEAN Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening attended and delivered congratulatory remarks at the Reception celebrating the 77th anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Jakarta. In his remarks, Dr. Kao highlighted the strong and longstanding ASEAN–China
ASEAN-UN Secretariat-to-Secretariat Meeting convenes on the sidelines of 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York
Secretary-General of ASEAN Meets with Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste to ASEAN
Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to ASEAN
Secretary-General of ASEAN delivers congratulatory remarks at Reception celebrating the 77th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China
