At the invitation of Professor Tetsuya Watanabe, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat delegation for a Working Visit to Japan, on 19-25 May 2024. During the visit, Secretary-General Dr. Kao is scheduled to meet with key high-ranking Japanese government officials, academia, and the business community, among others, to discuss and explore ways to further strengthen the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Secretary-General Dr. Kao will also be visiting Hiroshima University where he will deliver a special lecture to a group of students, including from the ASEAN member states, on “ASEAN’s Strategic Role in Maintaining Peace and Advancing Prosperity in the Region.” At Hiroshima University, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn will receive the title of “Specially Invited Professor” from this prestigious University. In conjunction with the Working Visit, Dr. Kao will also participate in the Nikkei Forum 29th Future of Asia as a panelist, where he would discuss and elaborate on “Cross-border Digital Synergy: Enhancing Asia-Pacific Cooperation.”
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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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