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
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, Yuzaki Hidehiko, at Hiroshima Prefecture Office today. Both sides exchanged views on ASEAN-Japan relations, including possible collaboration between Hiroshima Prefecture and its counterparts in the ASEAN M
On his first day in Hiroshima, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with Deputy Mayor of Hiroshima City, Kojinbara Masashi, at Hiroshima City Hall. Both sides exchanged views on ASEAN-Japan relations including possible mutual exchanges and sister city cooperation between Hiroshima Cit
This afternoon in Hiroshima, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, a place documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II. After a brief tour at the Museum, Dr. Kao signed the guest book, gave a media interview and laid wreath at th
At the invitation of Professor Tetsuya Watanabe, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat delegation for a Working Visit to Japan, on 19-25 May 2024. During the visit, Secretary-Ge
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn accompanied Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar Alounkeo Kittikhoun during the latter’s visit to Myanmar on 14-17 May 2024. The visit is made with a view to moving forward the implementation of the Five Point Consensus, through the Special
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, opened the 8th Forum of Entities associated with ASEAN at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today. Dr. Kao highlighted that the role of the ASEAN Entities is becoming more critical in seizing the opportunities and transforming the challenges in
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, joined Ambassadors and Chargés d’Affaires, a.i. of Latin American countries to ASEAN in a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of Chile to ASEAN, Mario Ignacio Artaza. They exchanged views on ways to strengthen the relations between ASEAN and Latin Ameri
JAKARTA, 13 May 2024 – Ambassador Dr. Ton Thi Ngoc Huong presented her Letter of Credence as the Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to ASEAN to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today.
Following th
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn and Ambassador of Australia to ASEAN Tiffany McDonald officially open the ASEAN-Australia Photo Exhibition, marking the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations. The event took place today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, with t
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon met with Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, Ms. Manuela V. Ferro, via videoconference. The meeting discussed ongoing areas of cooperation between ASEAN and the World Bank, as well as future priorities for
