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, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
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
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.
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
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, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
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
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.
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
WE, the Heads of State/Government of Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) gathered on 29 October 2010 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, for the 13th ASEAN-ROK Summit;
RECALLING with satisfaction that the ASEAN-ROK relations have deepened and broad
Chairman’s Statement of the Tenth ASEAN-China Summit Cebu, Philippines, 14 January 2007
The Tenth ASEAN-China Summit chaired by H. E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, was successfully convened on 14 January 2007. The Heads of State/Government of the ASEAN
Chairperson’s Statement of the 12th ASEAN Summit H.E. the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. “ONE CARING AND SHARING COMMUNITY”
Cebu, Philippines,13 January 2007
We, the Heads of State and/or Government of ASEAN Member Countries, had a very productive 12th ASEAN Summit Meeting, on 13 Ja
ASEAN Chairman Statement on Myanmar
The ASEAN Leaders had a full and open discussion on the Myanmar issue at their informal Working Dinner.Prime Minister Thein Sein made clear that the situation in Myanmar was a domestic Myanmar affair and that Myanmar was fully capable of handling the situation
Ha Noi, 29 October 2010
The 13th ASEAN-China Summit, chaired by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, was held on 29 October 2010 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Heads of State/Government of ASEAN Member States had a substantive meeting with H.E. Mr. Wen
The ASEAN Secretariat, acting for and on behalf of the Member Countries of ASEAN, and the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as “the Participants”);
DESIRING to further promote the close and friendly relations existing between the ASEAN
Ha Noi, 30 October 2010
The 8th ASEAN-India Summit, chaired by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, was held on 30 October 2010 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Meeting was attended by the Heads of State/Government of the ASEAN Member States and H.E. Dr.
The Fifth ASEAN-India Summit was held successfully on 14 January 2007 in Cebu, Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines and was attended by the Heads of State/Government of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mal
WE, the Heads of State or Government of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic
12th ASEAN Summit Meetings Schedule
DateMeetingVenueASEAN Secretariat10 January 2007ASEAN Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM)Cebu, PhilippinesBEIF10 January 2007Special ASEAN Standing CommitteeCebu, PhilippinesBERC10 January 2007Special ASEAN Senior Officials’ MeetingCebu, PhilippinesBERC
