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
Ambassador of Peru to ASEAN Luis Tsuboyama paid a courtesy call on Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They briefed each other on the current developments in ASEAN and Latin America and exchanged views on ways to forge closer ties.
At the invitation of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn will attend the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue on 2-4 June in Singapore. In the dialogue, Dr Kao will participate in a special session on the topic of “Balancing Asia-Pacific
Newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to ASEAN Lee Jang-keun presented his letter of credence to Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today. Both sides underscored the importance of cooperation and expressed their commitment in working together to
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn hosted lunch for judges of the 2023 ASEAN Prize Judging Committee. As current Chair of the Judging Committee, Dr Kao conveyed appreciation for the four former ASEAN Secretaries-General for their invaluable commitment and tireless contributions that have s
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn chaired the Judging Committee Meeting for ASEAN Prize 2023 at the ASEAN Secretariat today. Together with four former ASEAN Secretaries-General, the Judging Committee reviewed and evaluated the applications submitted by ASEAN Prize nominees to select this
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with the Ambassador of EU to ASEAN Igor Driesmans at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They exchanged views on the latest developments on ASEAN-EU relations as well as on other regional and global issues.
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Earlier this afternoon, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received the Under-Secretary-General for Policy in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General Guy Ryder at the ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides reiterated the importance of ASEAN-UN Comprehensive Partnership to the r
On 29 May 2023, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received a courtesy visit from Secretary of the Communist Party of China Sichuan Provincial Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of Sichuan Provincial People’s Congress Wang Xiaohui at the ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged vi
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received a delegation from the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) led by Ambassador Michael Michalak at the ASEAN Secretariat today as part of the US-ABC ASEAN Business Mission. Dr Kao outlined ASEAN’s ongoing efforts to support the business community a
