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
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 delivered an Opening Remarks commemorating 25th Anniversary of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) through the IAI Silver Showcase: Celebrating 25 Years of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration, held at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretar
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on ways to promote ASEAN and Belarus relations, as well as enhancing existing cooperation betw
JAKARTA, 6 August 2025 — Ambassador Srinivas Gotru presented his Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today, assuming his post as the Ambassador of the Republic of India to ASEAN.
Secretary-General Dr. Kao
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received the Dean of the ERIA School of Government, Professor Nobuhiro Aizawa, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting discussed ERIA School of Government’s initiative to establish an annual academic meeting dedicated to provid
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today spoke with the Vietnam News Agency and the Voice of Vietnam to commemorate three decades of Viet Nam’s invaluable contributions to ASEAN. He discussed mutual benefits of the partnership and offered key recommendations for the future collabo
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Vice Admiral Dr. Irvansyah, Chief of the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla), at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Vice Admiral Dr. Irvansyah provided an update on the ongoing efforts to formalise the ASEAN Coast Guard
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held an interface session with participants of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) programme at the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN and Asia Forum, in Singapore. Dr. Kao provided his views on the role
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today gave an interview to the Straits Times on the sidelines of his participation in the 17th ASEAN and Asia Forum, in Singapore. Dr. Kao elaborated on ASEAN’s priorities and external relations, and he also shared his thoughts and perspectives on
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered the keynote address on “Charting ASEAN’s Strategic Course” at the 17th ASEAN and Asia Forum, in Singapore. In his remarks, Dr. Kao reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to building a resilient, innovative, dynamic, and people-centred com
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a video message at the Policy Roundtable and Inception Workshop on Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration, hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). In his remarks, he highlighted food security and nutriti
