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
The Governments of the Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Parties” or individually as “a Party“);
RECALLING the initiative for strengthening the A
WE, ASEAN Ministers responsible for Science and Technology, considering the important role of science and technology for economic development in the region and supporting the overall regional goals of enhancing economic integration and building competitiveness, seek to contribute to the realization
The Governments of the Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Parties” or individually as “a Party“);
RECALLING the initiative for strengthening the ASEAN-C
Transport Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 23-24 November 2004 and bolstered cooperation in the ASEAN transport sector.Transportation is a strong contributor to solidifying regional economic integration and enhanced cooperation will ac
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT
1. We, the Transport Ministers of ASEAN and China, held our Third Meeting on 24 November 2004 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. H.E. Mr. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport for Cambodia and H.E. Mr. Zhang Chunxian, Minister of Communications of the People
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT
1. We, the Transport Ministers of ASEAN and Japan, held our Second Meeting (ATM + Japan) on 24 November 2004 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. H.E. Mr. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport for Cambodia and H.E. Mr. Hayao Hora, Vice-Minister for
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT
1. We, the ASEAN Transport Ministers, held our Tenth ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 23 November 2004. H.E. Mr. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia presided over the Meeting, with H.E.
Introduction
1. It is viewed that trade is not possible without transport. An efficiently managed transport system is a prerequisite for the competitiveness of goods. By effectively enhancing the physical means of transport in the ASEAN region, intra-regional trade and investment will be li
We, the ASEAN Transport Ministers, gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 23rd November 2004 for the Tenth ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) Meeting;
Expressing great concern that the road safety problem in the ASEAN region has reached alarming proportion, with over 75,000 deaths and 4.7 million
November is certainly a busy month for summitry. On 20-21 November, 21 leaders of Pacific Rim “economies” travelled to and spent the weekend in Santiago, Chile for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. They include leaders of 7 (out of 10) ASEAN Member Countries (AMCs) and 5 ASEA
