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 attended the 5th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, together with Leaders of the RCEP Participating Countries, namely ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic o
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined other ASEAN Leaders, Foreign Ministers and invited guests, in a Commemorative Reception in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to celebrate Timor-Leste’s formal admission as the 11th ASEAN Member State.
Timor-Leste officially applied for ASEA
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 28th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit, convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The APT countries reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the APT framework, which plays a key role in fostering regional cooperation and add
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today had a pull-aside meeting with Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) Lee Hee-Sup, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They exchanged views on strengthening collabora
The 26th ASEAN-ROK Summit was held today, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and attended by the ASEAN Leaders or their representatives, the President of the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn. The Summit reaffirmed both sides’ commitment to further advancing t
In an interview with CNBC Asia, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, discussed the critical balance between addressing regional challenges and driving economic ambition. Dr. Kao addressed how ASEAN maintains harmony and collective stability and outlined ASEAN’s efforts to move up th
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Both sides discussed the ongoing work of the ASEAN Community Building e
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit, convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Summit reviewed the progress of ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) and its future direction, with a view to further advancing an ASEAN-India C
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), H.E. António Guterres, on the margins of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Both sides exchanged views on ways to strengthen the ASEAN-UN Comprehensive
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Summit adopted a Joint Statement on Further Promotion and Implementation of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), which reaffirmed both sides’ commitmen
