- 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 attends the Gala Dinner of the 19th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and 12th ADMM-Plus in Malaysia
Secretary-General of ASEAN holds an impromptu meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia
Secretary-General of ASEAN participates in the ASEAN-US Defence Ministers’ High Tea in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Secretary-General of ASEAN participates in the ASEAN-Japan Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Secretary-General of ASEAN attended the Chairmanship Handover Ceremony of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Secretary-General of ASEAN holds a pull-aside meeting with the Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines
Secretary-General of ASEAN holds a pull-aside meeting with the Minister of Defence of Japan
Secretary-General of ASEAN exchanges views with the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Korea
Secretary-General of ASEAN participates in the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus convenes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with the Chair of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with the Minister of Defence of Timor-Leste
Secretary-General of ASEAN holds a pull-aside meeting with the Secretary of War of the United States
Secretary-General of ASEAN participates in the ASEAN-India Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia