- ABOUT ASEAN
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, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.Menu - WHAT WE DO
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
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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.
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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
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Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn meets with the Secretary of Social Welfare and Development of the Philippines
Secretary-General of ASEAN Pays a Courtesy Call on the President of the Republic of the Philippines
Secretary-General of ASEAN attends lunch hosted by Undersecretary for International Trade Group, Department of Trade and Industry of the Republic of the Philippines
Secretary-General of ASEAN Meets with Undersecretary for International Trade Group, Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines
Secretary General of ASEAN meets with Ambassador of Mongolia to ASEAN
Secretary-General of ASEAN receives the First Vice President of the National Committee for Disaster Management of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of Thailand to ASEAN
Ambassador of Pakistan to ASEAN Presents Credentials to the Secretary-General of ASEAN
Secretary-General of ASEAN and the Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the United States Mission to ASEAN meets over working lunch
Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN presents Letter of Credence to Secretary-General of ASEAN
Secretary-General of ASEAN delivers opening remarks at the ASEAN-France One Health Scientific Conference
Secretary-General of ASEAN to Undertake Working Visit to the Republic of the Philippines ahead of its 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship
Secretary-General of ASEAN delivers remarks at the 24th VECONAC General Assembly