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
1. The Eighteenth ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting was convened from 13 to 14 May 2004 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, preceded by the 3rd Senior Labour Officials Meeting held from 10 to 11 May 2004.
2. The Meeting was officially opened by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal 
The Twentieth Meeting of the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (HAPUA XX) was convened in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 3-5 May 2004. The Meeting was officially opened by H.E. Suy Sem, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy of Cambodia.
Mr. Yim Nolson, Deputy Managing Direct
WE, the Ministers of Health of ASEAN Member Countries, representing Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, the
1. We, the ASEAN Health Ministers, convened our 7th meeting on 22 April 2004 in Penang, Malaysia, under the theme, “Health Without Frontiers.” Immediately following the 7th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting (AHMM), we met with our counterparts from the People’s Republic of China, Japan and
Media Statement
1. The ASEAN Economic (AEM) and Investment (AIA) Ministers jointly held their Retreat in Sentosa, Singapore on 21 April 2004 to review the progress made in the implementation of various initiatives mandated by the Leaders to move towards the ASEAN Economic Community. T
1. The ASEAN-Canada Dialogue was held on March 30-31, 2004 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. The Meeting was attended by delegations from the governments of all ten ASEAN member countries and Canada, and the Secretary General of ASEAN, His Excellency Ong Keng Yong.
2. The Meet
The China-ASEAN Special Meeting on HPAI Control was held in Beijing, China on 2 March 2004. The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, the Minister of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of Myanmar, Vice-Ministers and senior officials for agriculture and health, and experts from China and 10 ASEAN coun
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT
The Third Meeting of the ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea Tourism Ministers (M-ATM+3) was held on 3 February 2004 in Vientiane, Lao PDR in conjunction with the Seventh Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers and the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2004 (ATF 2004). H.E. Somphong Mongkhonvil
We, the Tourism Ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), attending the Seventh Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 3 February 2004;
RECALLING the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II signed by the ASEAN Leaders at the Ninth ASEAN Summit on 7 Octobe
MEDIA STATEMENT
The ASEAN Tourism Ministers held their Seventh Meeting (M-ATM) on 3 February 2004 in Vientiane, Lao PDR in conjunction with the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2004 (ATF 2004). H.E. Somphong Mongkhonvilay, Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office, Lao PDR chaired the Meeting.
ASEAN Perfo
