On 13 June 2025, the 50th Meeting of the ASEAN Audit Committee (AAC) was held at the Nusantara Hall of the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Under Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship, the AAC discussed matters pertaining to internal and…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered congratulatory remarks via video message today to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). SG Dr. Kao expressed his appreciation for…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, delivered keynote remarks on ASEAN cooperation. Speaking at the 6th Annual Women’s Leadership Summit, organised by the Harpswell…
SIEM REAP, 13 JUNE 2025 – The 2025 ASEAN Digital Senior Officials’ Meeting and ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators’ Council (ADGSOM – ATRC) Joint Working Group and Related Meetings with Dialogue and Development Partners took place on 9-13…
At the invitation of the Government of Norway and on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of ASEAN-Norway Sectoral Dialogue Partnership, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, undertook a working visit to Norway, from 9 to 12…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, visited the BIR AS, one of Norway’s largest waste management companies located in Bergen, Norway, on 12 June 2025. The visit highlighted the importance of strengthening cooperation between…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with representatives of companies and institutions in Bergen, Norway, on 11 June 2025, to discuss the Blue Economy, among others. During the meeting, both parties exchanged views on…
MELAKA, 12 June 2025 -The 4th Regional Policy Dialogue of ASEAN TVET Council on “TVET for Rural and Regional Advancement” was successfully convened on 11–12 June 2025 in Melaka, Malaysia. The Dialogue brought together approximately 220…
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 June 2025 – ASEAN is poised to ascend as the world’s fourth largest economy, a milestone envisioned in the ASEAN Community Vision 2045: Our Shared Future, recently adopted by the ASEAN Leaders at the 46th ASEAN Summit.…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in the Oslo Forum 2025, held in Oslo, Norway, on 11 June 2025, where he delivered remarks on “Derisking disorder: Asia’s playbook for conflict prevention and management.”
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, held a pull-aside meeting with H.E. Sergiy Kyslytsya, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, on the sidelines of the Oslo Forum in Oslo, Norway, on 11 June 2025. Both sides exchanged views…
Attended by Senior Officials from ASEAN Member States and non-ASEAN ARF Participants, as well as the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Political-Security Community, the ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting (ARF SOM)…
On behalf of the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, Satvinder Singh, graced the reception to commemorate the 249th Anniversary of the Independence of the United…
The East Asia Summit (EAS) Senior Officials’ Meeting took place today in Penang, Malaysia, attended by EAS Senior Officials and the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community. Timor-Leste attended as Observer.…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, had a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, H.E. Espen Barth Eide, on the sidelines of his working visit to Norway, on 10 June 2025. Both sides exchanged views on…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a lecture at the Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in Oslo, Norway, on 10 June 2025, centred on the latest developments in…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in a Roundtable Discussion hosted by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs in Oslo, Norway, on 10 June 2025. Dr. Kao discussed ASEAN’s priorities and initiatives,…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with H.E. Erna Solberg, Deputy Leader of AIPA-Delegation from the Norwegian Parliament, in Oslo, Norway, on 10 June 2025. Dr. Kao welcomed Norway’s strong commitment in ASEAN as a Sectoral…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, held a luncheon meeting with members of the Norwegian Parliament, led by Hon. H.E. Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen, in Oslo, Norway, on 10 June 2025. During the meeting, Dr. Kao commended the active…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway, H.E. Cecilie Myrseth, in Oslo, Norway, on 10 June 2025. During their meeting, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn and H.E. Cecilie Myrseth discussed recent…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Norway, H.E. Jonas Gahr Støre, during his Working Visit to Norway, on 10 June 2025.
The ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Senior Officials’ Meeting took place today in Penang, attended by Senior Officials from the APT countries and the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community. Timor-Leste participated…
The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) convened today in Penang, Malaysia, to deliberate on key Chairmanship priorities in preparation for the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Post-Ministerial Conferences in July 2025,…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, started off his working visit to Norway with the meeting with the ASEAN Committee in Oslo (ACO), on 9 June 2025. During the meeting, Dr. Kao thanked the Committee for its active role and…
At the invitation of the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat delegation for a Working Visit to Norway, on 9 to 12 June 2025, covering Oslo and Bergen.…
While in Paris, France, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Mr. Remy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agence Française De Développement, (AFD), the French development agency, on 6 June 2025. SG Dr. Kao…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Thani Mohamed Soilihi, Minister Delegate for Francophonie and International Partnerships of France, on 6 June 2025. Both sides discussed ways and means to…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, had lunch with members of the ASEAN Committee in Paris (ACP), on 5 June 2025. On that occasion, SG. Dr. Kao highlighted the importance of ASEAN-France relations, including the commemoration of…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered remarks via video message at the 18th Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)’s Governing Board Meeting and the Meeting between ERIA, Ambassadors of ERIA…
The 34th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs (DGs) was held on 3 – 5 June 2025 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Azizil Hakim Brahim, Acting Controller of Customs, Royal Customs and…