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 met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam Bui Thanh Son on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Jakarta today. They discussed ways to move forward ASEAN Community building efforts and to enhance ASEAN
Earlier today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Interface Meeting with ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Representatives. Recognising the important role of AICHR and its significant contribution to ASEAN Community-building, th
The Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission Meeting took place today on the margins of the 56th AMM and Related Meetings in Jakarta. Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn briefed the Commission on the progress of the implementation of the SEANWFZ Treaty Plan of Action (20
Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn shared his thoughts with the Global Times on ASEAN Centrality as well as the concerted efforts of the ASEAN Member States in contributing to the ASEAN Community building process.
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This evening, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn had a dinner meeting with members of the ASEAN Committee in Tokyo (ACT) at the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Dr Kao updated the ACT on developments in ASEAN and ASEAN-Japan relations and expressed his appreciation for ACT’s con
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered a special lecture on “ASEAN-Japan Cooperation: The Next 50 Years” to students and faculty members of the University of Tokyo today. Dr Kao also interacted with the students in a question and answer session to provide a better understanding o
Next week, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn will attend a series of meetings slated within the the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings programme – ASEAN Post Ministerial Conferences, the 24th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the 13th East A
After the successful conclusion of the AJSMJ, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the opening ceremony followed by a plenary session of the ASEAN-G7 Justice Ministers’ Interface on 7 July in Tokyo, Japan. The Interface is the inaugural engagement between ASEAN and G7 on issues of
