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 Honourable Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi,Minister of Foreign Affairs,Fellow Colleagues,The past year was a year in which Asia experienced big changes and China and ASEAN countries withstood the tests. And it was also a year that witnessed significant progress in the bilateral relations between th
Your Excellency Mr. Tang Jiaxuan,Minister of Foreign Affairs of thePeople’s Republic of China,Distinguished Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,1. On behalf of my ASEAN colleagues, it gives me great pleasure to extend to Your Excellency and distinguished members of your delegation, a very warm welcom
Mr. Co-Chairman,A warm welcome to you and to our ASEAN representatives. May I also take this opportunity to extend our very best wishes to Mrs. Shipley and the New Zealand Government and to all our many friends in Aotearoa.It is good to see you here and, of course, it is also a special pleasure for
This is my eighth PMC, I very much look forward to these meetings. New Zealand’s relationship with ASEAN is a central part of our engagement with South East Asia. Our links have been strong since ASEAN’s inception, and we anticipate this partnership will grow even closer in the new milllenum.Th
Minister Jayakumar,Fellow Ministers from Thailand and Myanmar,Distinguished delegates from the ASEAN member countries,It is a great privilege and pleasure for me to be here with you and exchange views on issues of mutual concern between Korea and ASEAN. I find this [9+1] session very timely and sig
Mr Co-Chairman,ExcellenciesLadies and GentlemenOn behalf of my ASEAN colleagues and on my own behalf, I have pleasure in welcoming my colleague His Excellency Mr. Park Chung Soo, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, and the members of his delegation, to this year’s Post-Ministerial Conf
1. IntroductionThe relationship between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been developing toward a more profound and wide-ranging one, especially since the Japan-ASEAN summit meeting held last December. The recent Asian economic turmoil reminds us how profound and wi
Your Excellency, Mr. Masahiko Koumura,State Secretary for Foreign Affairs,Distinguished Delegates from ASEAN and Japan,1. It is my honour and pleasure to co-chair with Your Excellency this important Meeting. We are pleased to note the significant developments in the multi-sided cooperation between
I am glad to be here in Manila for a new session of the ASEAN-EU post- ministerial meetings: these meetings always present a precious opportunity to warm up our EU-ASEAN Dialogue and to measure its considerable importance. Let me also extend to you Co-Chairman the Commission’s appreciation of Tha
Statement byHis Excellency Mr. Wolfgang SchuesselVice-Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs of AustriaPresident of the Council of the European Union
Mr. Chairman,On behalf of the European Union, I would like to thank you for the excellent arrangements undertaken for this meeting.First
