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
Today, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, attended a working lunch hosted by the Ambassador of China to ASEAN, H.E. Hou Yanqi. Both sides took the opportunity to exchange views on ways to strengthen the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including deliverables of the u
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Professor Tetsuya Watanabe. Both sides exchanged views on Professor Watanabe’s recent working visit to Cambodia, the establishment of ERIA’s School of Gover
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call by the Deputy Chairman of the External Relations Commission, Communist Party of Viet Nam, H.E. Truong Quang Hoai Nam, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During their meeting, they discussed ASEAN Community-build
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon delivered opening remarks at 16th Annual Dialogue between the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the Federation of Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN (FJCCIA), at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. In his remarks, Dr.
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn and Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to ASEAN Sujiro Seam today jointly launched the EU-ASEAN Sustainable Connectivity Package – Higher Education Programme (SCOPE-HE) Programme. Both Dr. Kao and Ambassador Sujiro also delivered opening remarks dur
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Ambassador of Australia to ASEAN Tiffany McDonald at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides exchanged views on ways to enhance the ASEAN-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) following the successful
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today hosted a luncheon with the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The luncheon was the second engagement hosted by the Secretary-General of ASEAN for the Permanent Representatives of the
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Chief Negotiator Dr. Raja AlMarzoqi at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, where they discussed opportunities to increase more trade and investment, including through sectoral cooperation un
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC), Dr. Jonathan Choi, on the sidelines of the CGCC World Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit. The Secretary-General of ASEAN thanked Dr. Choi for inviting him to share his perspective
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with Chairman and President of Hong Kong Green Finance Association, Dr. Ma Jun, on the sidelines of the CGCC World Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit. They discussed the ongoing ASEAN finance initiatives on digitalization, financial inclusion, and sustai
