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 received a farewell call by Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN, Vicky Singmin, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Dr. Kao congratulated Ambassador Singmin on the successful completion of her tenure as Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN, and expres
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a farewell call from the Ambassador of the United Kingdom (UK) to ASEAN, H.E. Sarah Tiffin, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides exchanged views on further strengthening ASEAN-UK cooperation. SG Dr. Kao expressed his ap
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening attended a farewell dinner hosted by Ambassador of the Republic of India to ASEAN, Jayant N. Khobragade, in Jakarta. They exchanged views on ways to further deepen ASEAN–India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Dr. Kao also conveyed his
The Honourable Anwar Ibrahim, ASEAN Chair in 2025 and Prime Minister of Malaysia, today delivered a Policy Speech at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, highlighting Malaysia’s leadership and Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2025.
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered openi
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, together with the Committee of the Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) and the Ambassador of Timor-Leste to ASEAN, held an Interface with The Honourable Anwar Ibrahim, ASEAN Chair for 2025 and Prime Minister of Malaysia, at the ASEAN Headquarters/A
During his official visit to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, The Honourable Anwar Ibrahim, ASEAN Chair in 2025 and Prime Minister of Malaysia, presented a Malaysian artwork to Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn. This gesture symbolised Malaysia’s commitment to cultural exchang
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today warmly welcomed The Honourable Anwar Ibrahim, ASEAN Chair for 2025 and the Prime Minister of Malaysia, on the occasion of his official visit to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.
The official visit started with a tree planting ceremo
As part of the Special Meeting 2/2025 of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the inaugural Interface Meeting between AICHR and New Zealand was held on 9 July 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The AICHR was led by its Chair, Edmund Bon Tai Soon, and the New Zealand d
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with representatives of the Moroccan General Confederation of Enterprises (CGEM) led by General Vice-President of CGEM, Mr. Mehdi Tazi, in Casablanca, Morocco, on 26 June 2025. The meeting explored opportunities to enhance business-to-business conne
We express concern over the escalation of tensions in the Middle East since 13 June 2025, and welcome the ceasefire between Israel and Iran on 24 June 2025. We urge all parties to respect the ceasefire and avoid further escalation of this conflict.
We reaffirm the obligation of all States to reso
