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
At the invitation of Minister Attached to the Prime Minister and Standing Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia Ouch Borith, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn, accompanied by a team of ASEAN Secretariat staff, wil
This morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn had a one-on-one breakfast meeting with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN Hou Yanqi. They congratulated each other on the successful convening of the recently-concluded ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with China h
Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with USAID Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia Michael Schiffer at the ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on ways to strengthen the ASEAN-US development cooperation programme and on issues of mutual interest.
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received the Chair of ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network (AWEN) Dyah Anita Prihapsari in a courtesy call at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They exchanged views on ways to empower AWEN in its work to assist women entrepreneurs in the region and discussed prep Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Retno Marsudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye Hakan Fidan, and Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the Trilateral Meeting for Indonesia as the ASEAN Chair, Türkiye, and the ASEAN Secretariat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of t Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr AK Abdul Momen on the sidelines of the 56th AMM and Related Meetings in Jakarta today. They exchanged views on ways and means to further advance the relationship and cooperation between ASEAN and Bangladesh. Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the 30th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Jakarta, Indonesia. In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the ARF, Foreign Ministers and representatives from all 27 Participants of the ARF exchanged views on current regional and international Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn held a bilateral meeting with The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Jakarta today. They discussed ways to Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with the United States this afternoon in Jakarta. The meeting adopted the Annex to the ASEAN-US Plan of Action (2021-2025) which will incorporate new initiatives to be implemented under the ASEAN-United State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Anniken Huitfeldt; and Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn attended the Trilateral Meeting between Indonesia as the ASEAN Chair, Norway and the ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on their
Secretary-General of ASEAN receives Chair of ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network
Indonesia, Türkiye, ASEAN Secretariat conduct trilateral meeting
Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh
Secretary-General of ASEAN attends 30th ASEAN Regional Forum
Secretary-General of ASEAN holds bilateral meeting with UK Foreign Secretary
ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with US adopts new initiatives to partnership
Trilateral Meeting of the Republic of Indonesia, the Kingdom of Norway and the ASEAN Secretariat
