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 ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with China in Jakarta today. The meeting reviewed the progress of ASEAN-China cooperation and discussed its future direction, particularly the ways to advance the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnersh
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with Australia in Jakarta today. The meeting noted the developments under the ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations and discussed ways to take the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership forward. The meeting welcome
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Jakarta today. They exchanged views on ways to enhance ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership,
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Jakarta today. They looked forward to the adoption of the ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Statement on Cooper
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Dr S Jaishankar on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Jakarta today. They exchanged views on ways and means to further enhance ASEAN-India coo
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR Saleumxay Kommasith on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Jakarta today. They discussed the work of ASEAN and explored ways and mean
ASEAN Foreign Ministers and Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn witnessed the signing of the Instrument of Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on th
Prior to the official opening of the Aus4ASEAN Future programmes office at the ASEAN Secretariat this morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia Penny Wong for a bilateral meeting. They both welcomed the close partnership between ASEAN an
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of Foreign Affairs II of Brunei Darussalam Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Jakarta today. They discussed ways and means to advance the ASEAN Community-buildi
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique A. Manalo on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Jakarta today. They exchanged views on the state of ASEAN Community-building as well as ways
