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
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Distinguished Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,On behalf of the Thai Delegation, I wish to join my ASEAN colleagues in extending our congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Domingo L. Siazon, Jr., Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, for h
Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Distinguished guests,Ladies and Gentlemen1. I join my ASEAN colleagues in thanking His Excellency President Joseph Ejercito Estrada for his opening address. I would also like to congratulate His Excellency, Domingo L Siazon Jr., on his election as Chairman of the
Your Royal HighnessesYour ExcellenciesColleaguesDistinguished GuestsLadies and Gentlemen:Iam deeply honored to welcome you to the Thirty-first ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. I would also like to acknowledge and welcome the Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea, H.E, Roy Yaki, and the Permanent Secretary
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highness,Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen.May I first of all express our deep appreciation to you Mr. Chairman and the Government of the Philippines for the warm hospitality extended to me and members of my delegation since our arrival in the beautiful
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highness,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and GentlemenOn behalf of my Delegation, I join my ASEAN colleagues in congratulating Your Excellency, Domingo Siazon, Jr, on your election as Chairman of the 31st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. I am confident that under your able and wise ch
Mr. ChairmanYour Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,May I begin by expressing my profound thanks to H.E. Joseph Estrada, President of the Republic of the Philippines for his words of wisdom and inspiration on the ASEAN’s role. I am also grateful to the Philipp
Mr. Chairman,Excellencies,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,I should like, first of all, to join my Colleagues in expressing our gratitude to His Excellency President Joseph Estrada for the guidance he has provided us through his illuminating inaugural address. On behalf of the Governmen
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,It is indeed a great honour for me to represent the Kingdom of Cambodia at the 31st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Manila, the beautiful city of the Republic of the Philippines. My delegation would like to ex
Keynote Address ofH.E. JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADAPresident of the Republic of the Philippinesat the Opening Ceremonies of the 31st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting24 July 1998, ManilaYour Royal Highnesses,Your Excellencies,Distinguished Guests and Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,Introductory RemarksOn behalf
Your Excellency Mrs. Madeleine Albright,Secretary of State of the United States of America,Distinguished Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,On behalf of my ASEAN colleagues, I wish to extend to you, Secretary Albright and your delegation a warm welcome to this annual session of the Post Ministerial Co
