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
Japan’s Director-General for Export and International Affairs Bureau of MAFF Mizuno Masayoshi paid a courtesy call on Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Qin Gang met Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, and Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) today at the ASEAN Secretariat.
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JAKARTA, 22 February 2023 – Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Qin Gang reaffirmed China’s strong commitment to advance its comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN.
Minister Qin Gang met with Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn during his visit to the ASEAN
Ambassador of Panama to ASEAN Manuel Saturno paid a courtesy call on Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today.
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JAKARTA, 21 February 2023 – The First Meeting of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) for 2023 was held today at the ASEAN Secretariat. The agenda included a discussion on ASEAN Connectivity, particularly, the implementation of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025.&nb
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received a courtesy call by the European Parliament delegation led by Mr David McAllister, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), at the ASEAN Secretariat today.
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Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn welcomed Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the UNESCAP Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana in a courtesy call at the ASEAN Secretariat today.
ASEAN and UNESCAP reaffirmed their commitment to continue working closely to tackle
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, welcomed Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Hainan Provincial Committee, Mr. Shen Xiaoming, in a courtesy call at the ASEAN Secretariat today.
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Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, welcomed Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to ASEAN, Ina Lepel, at the ASEAN Secretariat today during the latter’s courtesy call.
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Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn received Mohammad Azad, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic to ASEAN, in a farewell call at the ASEAN Secretariat.
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