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 delivered welcome remarks at the inception launch of the ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food Regional Program (IFRP) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia attended by ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry, delegates, and development partners.
The regional prog
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the ASEAN-Japan Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. ASEAN and Japan discussed the progress in the implementation of the ASEAN-Japan MIDORI Cooperation Plan (AJMCP) which was launched last year at
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the 45th ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 4 October. AMAF is convened annually to discuss the progress and opportunities in ASEAN cooperation on food, agriculture, and forestry towards achiev
This morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn participated in the opening ceremony of the 45th ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur. The 45th AMAF Meeting was officially opened by Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Chan Fo
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered a keynote address on “ASEAN’s Role and Relevance in a Troubled World” today at the 38th ASEAN Roundtable organised by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. Dr Kao emphasised that amidst an increasingly uncertain world, ASEAN’s ro
While in Singapore for the 38th ASEAN Roundtable, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended a dinner dialogue hosted by the Chairperson of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) Professor Simon Tay this evening. In the dialogue, Dr Kao shared the latest developments in A
Today at the ASEAN Secretariat, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn presented the Staff of the Month Award for September 2023 to Mr Dedy Santoso, General Service Staff of the Administration and General Affairs Division.
Mr Santoso, the second awardee since the inception of the program ini
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received the Minister of State for Indo-Pacific in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They exchanged views on ways to enhance the ASEAN-UK Dialogue Pa
Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to ASEAN Marko Ham presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They underlined the importance of exploring bilateral cooperation between ASEAN and Slovenia in areas of mutual interest as well as
