Monthly Archives: August 2017

The Heads of State/Government  of  the  Member  States  of  the  Association  of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan gathered in Tokyo on 14 December 2013  to  commemorate  the  40th Anniversary  of  ASEAN-Japan  Friendship  and Cooperation under the theme “Thoughts Connected, Future Connected” and adopted the Vision Statement on ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and its Implementation [...]

This ASEAN-EU Plan of Action replaces the Bandar Seri Begawan Plan of Action to strengthen the ASEAN-EU Enhanced Partnership (2013-2017) and is adopted at the PMC+1 with the EU. ASEAN and the EU shall pursue cooperation in conformity with their obligations under international law, and in accordance with their respective domestic laws, regulations and policies. [...]

ASEAN and the European Union, Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of their partnership this year – a partnership that has contributed to helping address important global challenges; Recognising that climate change poses a shared challenge to all nations and peoples; Welcoming the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the entry [...]

We, the Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission, gathered on 6 August 2017 in Manila, the Philippines, at the Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) +1 Session with the European Union [...]

1. We, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met on 5 August 2017 at the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Manila, Philippines, under the theme “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World”. His Excellency Alan Peter S. Cayetano, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, chaired [...]

​The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expresses its deep concern on the recent incidents around the Al-Haram Al-Sharif compound that resulted in the loss of lives and injuries. ASEAN calls on all parties to exercise restraint and to contribute to maintaining peace, security and stability as well as to uphold the status quo of [...]