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 today attended the 11th Meeting of ASEAN and India Tourism Ministers, in conjunction with the 27th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Lao PDR Suanesavanh Vignaket co-chaired the Me
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in a luncheon hosted by CNN at the side-lines of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2024. The participants include the ASEAN Tourism Ministers and Ms. Kristie Lu Stout, CNN Anchor and Correspondent. They exchanged views on innovative effort
Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in the 27th Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers (M-ATM) in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Dr. Kao shared his views on ways to further advance sustainable tourism development, enhance the quality of Tourism Professionals, and enhance people-t
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today met with Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) Brian McFeeters in Vientiane, Lao PDR. During the meeting, Dr. Kao highlighted the importance of placing sustainability at the forefront of th
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture of Malaysia Dato Tiong King Sing, at the sidelines of the 27th Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers in Vientiane today. In their meeting, Dr. Kao and Minister Dato Tiong exchanged views on progress of the i
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today met with Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Lao PDR and Chair of the 27th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers Suanesavanh Vignaket, in Vientiane, Lao PDR. During the meeting, Dr. Kao and Minister Suanesavanh exchanged views on the devel
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of Tourism of Cambodia Sok Soken in Vientiane, Lao PDR, ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 today. During the meeting, Dr. Kao highlighted the potential growth of the tourism sector and both sides discussed pos
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today held a meeting with Secretary-General of ASEAN-Japan Centre Kunihiko Hirabayashi in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Both sides discussed ways to further promote ASEAN tourism destinations to the Japanese market, especially in creating awareness on the ongoing
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today met with Chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Peter Semone in Vientiane, Lao PDR. During the meeting, Dr. Kao and Mr. Semone exchanged views on innovative ways to advance the ASEAN agenda on Sustainable Tourism and how to leverage
At the invitation of Saleumxay Kommasith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn will lead the ASEAN Secretariat delegation at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) on 28-29 January 2024, in Luang Prabang, Lao PD
