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
JAKARTA, 16 March 2016 — Belgium yesterday reaffirmed its strong commitment to pursue practical cooperation with ASEAN. This was conveyed by H.E Dirk Achten, Secretary-General of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Belgium during his court
JAKARTA, 14 March 2016 – The 3rd Meeting of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held in Jakarta on 11 March reaffirmed commitment to forge closer ASEAN-ROK cooperation. The annual JCC Meeting is a key mechanism to review ASEAN-ROK cooperation and discuss
BALI, 4 March 2016 – ASEAN and New Zealand Senior Officials, meeting at the 23rd ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue held in Bali, Indonesia, reaffirmed the close ties and strong partnership between both sides and agreed to explore opportunities to further strengthen cooperation for mutual benefit. T
SAN FRANSISCO, 22 February 2016 – ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) participated in the 3rd AEM Roadshow to the United States, involving San Francisco and the Silicon Valley on 17-18 February. The roadshow was held in conjunction with the Special ASEAN-US Summit which took place in Sunnyla
SINGAPORE, 15 February 2016 – ASEAN Transport Ministers had an informal meeting with European Union (EU) Commissioner for Transport, Ms. Violeta Bulc, yesterday in Singapore on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow.
Both sides exchanged views and updates on transport developments, includ
VIENTIANE, 14 January 2016 – Following the successful implementation of the 1st Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Caravan last year, Lao PDR took over the marathon bat to host the 2nd JAIF Caravan on 14-15 January at Lao Plaza Hotel, Vientiane. The 2nd JAIF Caravan aimed to
JAKARTA, 20 November 2015 – The ASEAN Integration Report (AIR) 2015 provides a comprehensive analysis of the progress and achievements, including evaluating the impact, of implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint since its adoption in 2007.While serving as a cornerst
BRUSSELS, 26 October 2015 – On 19 and 20 October 2015, the EU and ASEAN held a first policy dialogue on Human Rights as part of a one-week visit in Brussels of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the ASEAN Commission on the promotion and Protection of the Rights o
SEOUL, 22 October 2015 – The ASEAN-Korea Centre hosted the 3rd ASEAN Connectivity Forum entitled “ASEAN-Korea Partnership for ASEAN Economic Community Building.” The forum, jointly hosted with the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), took place today at the Convention Center of the Fed
JAKARTA, 20 October 2015 – The European Union and ASEAN today launched a three-year programme to enhance border management and security across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. Known as the EU-ASEAN Migration and Border Management Programme II (EA-MBMP II), the progr
