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
Despite the slowdown in its economy, “China is still the largest market for ASEAN, and a growth engine for ASEAN, as well as the world,” said Dr Surin Pisuwan, Secretary-General for ASEAN. it has been the growth engine for the rest of the world.”
The Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN M
The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of India met at the 10th AEM-India Consultations today in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Ministers were pleased to note that total trade between ASEAN and India grew by 43.0% in 2011 amounting to US$74.9 billion.
The 17th Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the Ministers of Australia and New Zealand (Closer Economic Relations – CER) washeld in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 31 August 2012. The Consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce, Ca
The Ninth Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea were held this week in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN said that the meeting ran smoothly. “I think the need and the awareness for cooperation
Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the United States Trade Representative (“the Ministers”) were held yesterday in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce, Cambodia, and Ambassador Ron Kirk,
The 14th Ministerial Meeting on the ASEAN-Mekong Basin Development Cooperation was held in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 29 August 2012 as one of the agenda of 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting and Related Meetings, and was chaired by H.E Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce, K
ASEAN and its partners are continuing to attract global attention, simply because we are increasingly playing an important role on the global economy, said Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN.“Together, 18 East Asia Summit participating countries accounted for around one-half of the wor
The Fifteenth Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and Economic Ministers of the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea were held this week in Siem Reap, Cambodia.The Ministers exchanged views on the global economic situation and recent economic developmen
ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and their counterparts from ASEAN’s FTA Partners made an important first step towards establishing a new regional free trade area, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), this week. Ministers recognized the significance of RCEP in strengthening the r
Cambodia-Lao PDR-Myanmar-Viet Nam (CLMV) Economic Ministers exchanged views on the economic development in CLMV countries and the challenges they faced in the midst of growing uncertainties in the global financial market. The Ministers noted that CLMV’s nominal GDP in 2011 has increased by 14.1%
