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
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 Minist
1. The fourteenth US-ASEAN Dialogue meeting convened in Manila on 23-24 May, 1998.
2. The meeting was attended by delegations from the ASEAN member countries and the US. The meeting was co-chaired by Aurelia E. Brazeal, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and the Pacific, and Datuk Abdul
IntroductionThe ASEAN Economic Ministers held their third informal consultations with the Ministers from the countries of the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA or CER). ASEAN was represented by:
a) H.E. Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib, Ministry of Industry an
IntroductionThe ASEAN Economic Ministers held their third informal consultations with the Ministers from the countries of the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA or CER). ASEAN was represented by:
a) H.E. Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib, Ministry of Industry an
Opening Statement By Mrs. Madeleine K. Albright Secretary of State of the United States of America
I am very pleased to represent the United States at this years ASEAN post-Ministerial Conference, I welcome this opportunitv to discuss economic and global issues with a group that includes not onl
I am very pleased to have this opportunity to exchange views with my colleague, Foreign Minister Alatas, in his capacity as ASEAN’s dialogue partner with the United States. I have been gratified by the depth and quality of the discussions we have held both yesterday at the ASEAN Regional Forum an
Your Excellency Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Distinguished Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,At the outset, allow me, on behalf of my ASEAN colleagues, to extend to you, Secretary Albright, a warm welcome to this annual session of the Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) between ASEAN and t
1. We are availing ourselves of this opportunity to cordially congratulate the representatives of ASEAN with the forthcoming 30th Anniversary of the Association.2. We are welcoming the process of ASEAN’s expansion, particularly the decision to adopt Laos and Myanmar as members of the Association.
Your Excellency E. Primakov, Minister of Foreign Affairsof the Russian Federation,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,Firstt of all on behalf of the ASEAN colleagues, I would like to express our warm welcome to Your Excellency and other members of the Russian Delegation to the annual sessi
Y. B. Datuk Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia,Dear Delegates,The year 1997 is special for both ASEAN and China: ASEAN has taken a decisive step towards fulfilling the long-cherished aspiration of its founders to establish a 10-nation alliance in Southeast Asia by
