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 attended the 13th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting which took place today in Jakarta. The meeting reaffirmed the commitment to further strengthen the EAS as a Leaders-led forum for dialogue and cooperation on broad strategic, political,
Earlier this morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn joined the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers and representatives in a courtesy call on President of the Republic Indonesia Joko Widodo on the occasion of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetin
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Anniken Huitfeldt on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Jakarta today. They commended the steady progress in the implementation of the ASEAN-Norway Sectoral Dialogue Partnership:
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a pull-aside meeting this evening. They exchanged views on ways to enhance the ASEAN-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and looked forward to the 11th ASEAN-US Summit set on the sidelines of the 43rd AS
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with Canada in Jakarta. The meeting noted the finalisation of a Joint Statement on ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership and looked forward to its adoption at the ASEAN-Canada Summit to Launch ASEAN-Canada Strat
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn had a Canada PMC pull-aside meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Jakarta today. They looked forward to the adoption of the Joint Statement on ASEAN-Canada Strat
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn led the ASEAN Secretariat delegation in the 24th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign (APT) Ministers’ Meeting in Jakarta today. The APT countries reaffirmed the commitment to further strengthen and deepen the APT process which builds regional cooperation and a
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with the European Union this afternoon in Jakarta. The meeting called for effective implementation of the Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN-EU Strategic Partnership (2023-2027), exchanged views on ways to
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn had a bilateral meeting with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of European Commission (HR/VP) Josep Borrell Fontelles on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Jak
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with Japan held in Jakarta this afternoon. The meeting reviewed the progress of ASEAN-Japan cooperation in light of the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation this year. The meeting also discusse
