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 at the ASEAN Secretariat, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn, presided over the ceremony where Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz took the oath of office as Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community for 2024-2027 period. The oath-taking ceremony was followed by
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn, presided over the ceremony in which Mr Nararya S. Soeprapto took the oath of office as Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs for 2024-2027. The ceremony was followed by a discussion on key priorities and deliverables under
At the invitation of the Government of the Republic of India, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, paid a working visit to India, on 12-15 February 2024. The visit sought to further advance the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), by re-energising engagements across
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today delivered a lecture on “The Future of ASEAN: ASEAN’s Relevance and Resilience in the Evolving Strategic Environment” at Nalanda University in the State of Bihar in India. Dr. Kao was welcomed by Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University Prof.
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India Dharmendra Pradhan today. They discussed ASEAN-India cooperation in education and people-to-people exchanges, including the ongoing scholarship programmes for ASEAN Member
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of the Republic of India Arjun Munda in New Delhi, today. They exchanged views on ASEAN-India cooperation in the areas of agriculture, including the implementation of sustainable agriculture, the reduct
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of India Foundation Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha today, where they discussed ways to further support and promote ASEAN-India relations. India Foundation is an independent research centre focused on the issues,
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn shared his thoughts and perspectives on, among others, the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership as well as on global and regional issues, with Asian News International (ANI), Russian News Agency TASS and the Press Trust of India today. SG Dr Ka
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn tmet with Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles of the Republic of India Piyush Goyal today. They discussed potential areas of cooperation in the economic arena between ASEAN and India as well as t
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with representatives of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) today. During the discussion, SG Dr Kao extended his appreciation to the CII for their contributions to further strengthening economic ties between the business communities in ASEAN
