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 President and CEO of Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thammasak Sethaudom, at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development in Riyadh. SG Dr. Kao encouraged SCG to actively pa
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, discussed strengthening economic cooperation with Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Majid Al-Kasabi. Both sides emphasised the importance of enhancing trade and investment to support supply chain resilience and contribute to strong g
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, spoke at the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Joint Regional Strategy Dialogue as part of the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development.
In his remarks, Dr. Kao highlighted the
At the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn,met with the Secretary-General of Digital Cooperation Organization, Deemah Al Yahya. Both sides exchanged views on potential co
At the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with Head, Regional Agenda, Asia-Pacific and Member of the Executive Committee of the WEF, Joo-Ok Lee, to discus
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a bilateral meeting with the Secretary-General of Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Al Budaiwi, at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development. They exchanged views on w
At the invitation of the President of World Economic Forum (WEF), Børge Brende, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, will participate in WEF’s Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 28-29 April 2024.
Dr. Kao wil
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today concluded his official visit to Viet Nam by meeting with Chairman of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, at the sidelines of the ASEAN Future Forum. They exchanged views on regional developments and ways to promo
