Category: ASEAN Activities

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the ASEAN Joint Foreign and Economic Ministers’ Meeting, in Cebu, the Philippines. Co-chaired by H.E. Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, Secretary of Foreign…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered pre-recorded remarks at the ASEAN–EU Sustainability Summit, held in Cebu, the Philippines, on 7 May 2026. In his remarks, SG Dr. Kao underscored the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 38th ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting, in Cebu, the Philippines. SG Dr. Kao briefed the Ministers on key developments in the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined Members of the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council at their 31st Meeting in Cebu, the Philippines. SG Dr. Kao briefed the Council on the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meetings (AMM) held in Cebu, the Philippines. Chaired by Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening attended the Welcome Dinner, hosted by H.E. Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and Chair of ASEAN Foreign…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Mission of the Russian Federation to ASEAN, Andrey Yudin, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The…

In an exclusive interview with Voice of Vietnam (VOV) today, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, highlighted the measures being taken to safeguard regional energy and food security ahead of the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today had a meeting with Chief of Local Diplomacy of Governors Association of the Republic of Korea (GAROK), H.E. Lee Jang-keun, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met bilaterally with H.E. Thongsavan Phomvihane, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During…

H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, today received H.E. Thongsavan Phomvihane, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN…

At the invitation of H.E. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., President of the Republic of the Philippines and Chair of ASEAN in 2026, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the…

H.E. Thongsavan Phomvihane, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), will undertake an official visit to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, on 4 May 2026….

We, the ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) Ministers, convened a Special ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting on 30 April 2026, via videoconference, to exchange views on the far-reaching economic implications arising from…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, attended a dinner hosted by H.E. Joanna Anderson, Ambassador of New Zealand to ASEAN. The engagement provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange views…

On this day, on 30 April 1999, 27 years ago, the Kingdom of Cambodia was formally admitted as the tenth Member State of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This historic…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a visit by H.E. Mr. Chatani Eiji, Chair of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During their meeting,…