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 received the delegation of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Danish Parliament headed by Chairperson Michael Aastrup Jensen in a courtesy call today.
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ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn delivered his keynote remarks at the ASEAN-Korea Business Forum held in Jakarta today. Dr. Kao underlined that ASEAN is ready to welcome Korean businesses in diversifying their supply chain and investment into the region.
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The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the Responsibility to Protect, Mr. George Okoth-Obbo at the ASEAN Secretariat on 1 March 2023.
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, had an Interface Meeting with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) on 1 March at the ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting shared views and deliberated on AICHR’s work for the advancement of human rights cooperation and dialogu Ambassador of Sweden to ASEAN Marina Berg paid a courtesy call on Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today. .flickr-img-responsive { The Secretary-General held a town hall meeting with staff members of the ASEAN Secretariat today. They discussed the works done by the Secretariat, staff welfare initiatives, and ways to increase the visibility of ASEAN to the public. .flickr-img-responsive { Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received a courtesy call by Ambassador of the French Republic for the Indo-Pacific Marc Abensour at the ASEAN Secretariat. .flickr-img-responsive { Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn welcomed Benedetto Latteri, Ambassador of the Italian Republic to ASEAN, at the ASEAN Secretariat today during the latter’s courtesy call. .flickr-img-responsive { Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to ASEAN Gustavo Ayares Ossandon paid a courtesy call on Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today .flickr-img-responsive {
Advancing Human Rights in ASEAN: Secretary-General’s Interface Meeting with AICHR
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Ambassador of France for Indo-Pacific meets Secretary-General of ASEAN
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Italian Ambassador to ASEAN pays courtesy call on Secretary-General of ASEAN
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Ambassador of Chile to ASEAN calls on Secretary-General of ASEAN
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