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
WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), gathered on the occasion of the 48th ASEAN Summit, reaffirm our collective resolve to strengthen ASEAN’s unity, solidarity, and resilience in the face of increasingly frequent, intense, a
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Executive Director of ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC), Rothna Buth, along with representatives from the Embassy of Germany to Indonesia, ASEAN and Timor-Leste, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (G
The 38th ASEAN-Australia Forum was held today in Sydney. The Forum provides a platform for Senior Officials of ASEAN and Australia to review the progress of ASEAN-Australia relations and discuss its future direction, including in light of the 5th anniversary of the Comprehensive Strategic Partner
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered Remarks at the 10th Huawei ICT Competition Asia-Pacific Final and Award Ceremony, held at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. He underscored ASEAN’s commitment to harnessing digital technologies as a primary driver of resili
H.E. San Lwin, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, received H.E. Lee Chul, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to ASEAN, at the ASEAN Secretariat for an introductory meeting. The meeting focused on ongoing cooperation and future collaboration in socio-cul
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered Opening Remarks at the 2nd AIPA ConNEXT: Connecting Leaders, Building the Next Path of Leadership, themed “Navigating Our Future Together: Empowering the Next Generation of ASEAN Leaders,” held at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEA
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call by the newly-appointed United Nations (UN) Liaison Officer to ASEAN in Jakarta, Mr. Filon Morar, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the meeting, Dr. Kao congratulated Mr. Filon Morar on his appointment, a
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, today met with Australia’s SOM Leader, Michelle Chan, on the sidelines of the 38th ASEAN-Australia Forum in Sydney, Australia. Both sides took the opportunity to exchange views on the ASEAN-Aust
PENANG, 12 – 14 May 2026 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) are strengthening cooperation to advance workforce readiness and skills development across Southeast Asia through the Closing the Gap Workshop 2026, taking place from 12–14 May 2026 in Pe
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 12 May 2026, delivered pre-recorded remarks at the 2026 World Digital Education Conference, held in Hangzhou, China. In his remarks, Dr. Kao emphasised the region’s collective efforts to leverage digital innovation and artificial intelligenc
