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, today joined the Ministers/Attorneys General of ASEAN Member States in the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting (ALAWMM) held in Manila, Philippines. The 13th ALAWMM reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening law and legal cooperation in promoting the r
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the signing ceremony of the ASEAN Treaty on Extradition, on the sidelines of the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting (ALAWMM) in Manila, Philippines. The signing of the ASEAN Treaty on Extradition marks a historic milestone of ASEAN’s
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the Opening Ceremony of the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting held in Manila, Philippines. The President of the Republic of the Philippines, H.E. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., delivered the opening remarks during the ceremony.
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening hosted a farewell dinner for H.E. Hou Yanqi, the outgoing Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN. The occasion provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange views on the ASEAN–China Comprehensive Strategic Partnersh
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today witnessed the signing ceremony of the Cash Assistance Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre), which took place at the
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), Associate Professor Simon Tay, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed follow-up to the second ASEAN Think Tanks Summit (ATTS), held in Jakarta,
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, received a farewell courtesy call from H.E. Hou Yanqi, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Dr. Kao expressed his appreciation to Ambassador Hou for her dedicated service and significant
At the invitation of the Department of Justice of the Republic of the Philippines, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat delegation to participate in the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting (ALAWMM) and the First ASEAN-Japan Law Ministers’ Meeting to be he
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening delivered congratulatory remarks at the ASEAN-Korea Day Reception hosted by the Mission of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to ASEAN to commemorate the ASEAN-ROK dialogue relations in Jakarta, Indonesia. SG Dr. Kao highlighted the significant a
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered the Keynote Speech at the ASEAN–Japan Symposium: Co-creation in an Era of Geoeconomics, in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he highlighted opportunities to further advance ASEAN–Japan economic cooperation. SG Dr. Kao underscored the import
