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, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the 11th Meeting of the High-Level Task Force on the ASEAN Community Post-2025 Vision (HLTF-ACV) co-chaired by Indonesia and Malaysia. After the in-principle endorsement of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 by the 34th ASEAN Coordinating Cou
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn held a meeting with Vice Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China Junhui Hao at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They discussed strategies to enhance ASEAN-China cooperation, particularly in the area of disaster man
Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn joined Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Retno Marsudi and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Mauro Vieira in the Trilateral Meeting involving ASEAN Chair Indonesia, Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN Brazil, and the ASEAN Secretariat. T
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the 23rd ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry Plus Three (AMAF Plus Three) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. The meeting discussed the progress of the implementation of the ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Strategy (APTCS) on Food, Agri
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn had a bilateral meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia Dith Tina on the sidelines of the 45th ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) Meeting and Related Meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr Kao congrat
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn joined ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry, delegates, and development partners in a technical visit organised by the Government of Malaysia. The visit included various sites at the National Botanic Gardens Shah Alam that showcase Malaysian progra
