Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today hosted the first media engagement session for 2025, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The session, which attended by some 20 Jakarta-based media, reiterated SG Dr. Kao’s strong commitment to actively cultivate and foster closer ties with the media community in support of ASEAN public diplomacy. The engagement session is particularly significant as ASEAN Leaders are expected to adopt the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and the four Strategic Plans during Malaysia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2025, which would serve as a roadmap to guide the regional integration agenda in the next 20 years. SG Dr. Kao also reinforced the importance of media engagement in disseminating information about these crucial initiatives and in fostering a deeper understanding of ASEAN’s goals and priorities among a wider public.
