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
Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn held a virtual meeting with the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development of Canada Mary Ng. They discussed ASEAN-Canada economic relations, Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, and other possible coope
JAKARTA, 19 June 2023 – Today, the ASEAN Gallery – based in the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) in Jakarta, Indonesia – received a new artwork from Cambodian artist Srun Rida, the fifth resident artist for the ASEAN Artists Residency Programme (AARP).
Named Image in Blue, the artwork wa
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn today received the Party Secretary and Director of China Forestry Group Cooperation (CFGC) Yu Honghui at the ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on ways to strengthen cooperation in the forestry sector in the areas of industrial cooperation, scientifi
Ambassador of India to ASEAN Jayant N Khobragade paid a courtesy call to the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They exchanged views on ways and means to further enhance ASEAN-India cooperation under the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn today met with Vice Chairman of the Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev) Amb. Pisanu Suvanajata. Dr Kao expressed appreciation to ThaiBev for their contributions to ASEAN Community-building process, especially through its work with the ASEAN Sec
This morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn officiated the Handover Ceremony of the ASEAN Artists Residency Programme (AARP), where the latest resident artist, Srun Rida of Cambodia, presented his artwork at the ASEAN Gallery. In his remarks, Dr Kao praised the one-month residency in
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received President of the China Institute of International Studies and former Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Xu Bu today at the ASEAN Secretariat. They took the opportunity to exchange views on the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, particularl
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn had a working lunch with Vice Mayor for Economic Affairs of Busan Lee Seong-kweun. They highlighted the important role of Busan as a major manufacturing hub and port city in intensifying ASEAN-ROK trade and investment relations, among others.
On the last day of his working visit to the Republic of Korea, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn visited the ASEAN Culture House in Busan. He commended the role of the ASEAN Culture House and encouraged more meaningful activities to take place to promote ASEAN awareness in the ROK.
