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Third Year in Office of the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn
9 January 2026 marked H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn’s third year in office as the Secretary-General of ASEAN. Through sustained high-level engagements with the ASEAN Member States, Dialogue Partners, external partners and other stakeholders, SG Dr. Kao continued to strengthen ASEAN cooperation, rela
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Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community meets with the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Thailand to ASEAN
H.E. San Lwin, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, received Dr. Suwit Mangkhala, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Thailand to ASEAN, at the ASEAN Secretariat today, 9 January 2026, for a courtesy visit. The meeting focused
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Secretary-General of ASEAN exchanges views with the new AIPA Secretary General
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call from the new Secretary General of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), H.E. Dr. Chem Widhya, who has just assumed office on 1 January 2026, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.
Dr. Kao warmly cong
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Secretary-General of ASEAN receives the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, H.E. Maria Tripodi, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed the progress and achievements of the ASEAN-Italy Devel
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Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community meets with Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, met with Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN, H.E. Yonetani Koji, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today. They exchanged views on ASEAN-Japan cooperation, including collaboration on t
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