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
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, Nararya Soeprapto received a courtesy call by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to ASEAN, Evgeny Zagaynov today at the ASEAN Headquarters. They exchanged views to further promote ASEAN-Russia development cooperation withi
The 12th Meeting of ASEAN-Canada Joint Cooperation Committee (ACJCC), convened today at ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta, discussed the progress of ASEAN-Canada Relations, including the status of implementation of Plan of Action to Implement the Joint Declaration on ASEAN-Canada Enhanced Partnership (
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with the Resident Representative of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indonesia Norimasa Shimomura at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They exchanged views on ways to enhance cooperation between ASEAN Secretariat and UNDP, including its joint in
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn hosted a dinner to honour two members of the Committee of Permanent Representatives who will soon be completing their posts in Jakarta, namely Ambassador Urawadee Sriphiromya, Permanent Representative (PR) of Thailand to ASEAN, and Ambassador Nguyen Hai B
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to ASEAN Ambassador Latifah Zaini at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They discussed the preparations for SG Dr Kao’s working visit to Brunei Darussalam in 2024, among others.
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to ASEAN Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They discussed the preparation for SG Dr Kao’s working visit to Viet Nam, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Viet Nam Phạm Minh C
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today met with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil at the ASEAN Headquarters, where they discussed potential collaboration to further expand trade and investment between ASEAN and Canada, as well as to promote sustainable developmen
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today received a courtesy visit by a delegation from the China International Capital Corporation (CICC) led by Chairman of CICC Liang Chen, at the ASEAN Headquarters. They exchanged views on current market trends and advancements in investment facilitati
The outgoing Permanent Representative of Thailand to ASEAN Ambassador Urawadee Sriphiromya paid a farewell call on the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today. SG Dr Kao expressed his appreciation to Ambassador Urawadee for her invaluable contributions to the work
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended a working luncheon hosted by Ambassador of China to ASEAN Hou Yanqi today. They discussed activities to further promote the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, as well as preparations for Dr Kao’s upcoming visit to Hainan to pa
