- ABOUT ASEANThe 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, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.Menu
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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
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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.
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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
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Day: August 28, 2020
Special Meeting 01/2020 of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 01/2020 from 25 to 27 August 2020 via videoconference. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Amb. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thai Yen Huong, Representative of Viet Nam to the AICHR and was attended by Representatives/A
ASEAN Connectivity holds symposium on comprehensive and cohesive recovery
JAKARTA, 28 August 2020 – The Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to ASEAN hosted the 11th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium today on “Enhancing ASEAN Cohesiveness, Responsiveness through Resilient Connectivity and Human Capital Development.”
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East A
ASEAN reaffirms commitment to eliminate worst forms of child labour
JAKARTA, 28 August 2020 – The ASEAN Secretariat, together with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Mission to ASEAN and the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 26-27 August organised the Regional Inter-Sectoral Workshop on the Renewal of the ASEAN Roadmap for t
Joint Media Statement of The 8th EAS Economic Ministers’ Meeting
1. Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation and the United States (“the Ministers”) met virtually on 28 August 2020 for the 8th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers’ Meeting (EAS-EMM). The Meetin
Joint Media Statement of The 23rd AEM Plus Three Consultation
1. Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member States, the People’s Republic of China (“China”), Japan and the Republic of Korea (“Korea”) met virtually on 28 August 2020 for the 23rd AEM Plus Three Consultations. The Consultations were cochaired by H.E. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of Indust
Joint Media Statement of the 26th AEM-METI Consultations
1. Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member States and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan (“the Ministers”) met virtually on 28 August 2020 for the Twenty-Sixth AEM-METI Consultations. The Consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of Industry and T
Joint Media Statement of the 4th AEM-Hong Kong Consultations
1. Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member States (“AMS”) and Hong Kong, China (“HKC”) (“the Ministers”) met virtually on 28 August 2020 for the Fourth ASEAN Economic Ministers-HKC Consultations (AEM-HKC Consultations). The Consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Tran Tuan Anh, Minis









