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 Third ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM)‐Canada Consultations were held on 27 August 2014, in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The Consultations were co-‐chaired by H.E. Dr. Kan Zaw, Union Minister for National Planning and Economic Development, Myanmar, and the Honourable Ed Fast, Canada’s Minis
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT
The Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member States and the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China met on 26 August 2014 for the Thirteenth AEM-MOFCOM Consultations. The Consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Dr. Kan Zaw, Union Minister for National Pla
10 August 2014, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Chairman’s Statement of 4thEast Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 10 August 2014, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar 1. The 4th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was convened in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on 10 August 2014. The Meetin
9 August 2014, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
The 15th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) was held in Nay Pyi Taw, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, on 9 August 2014. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. U Wunna Maung Lw
JAKARTA, 23 July 2014 – ASEAN and Japan reviewed their cooperation and its future direction, focusing on areas of mutual interest and concern across the three pillars of political-security, economic and socio-cultural cooperation during the 7th ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee (A
JAKARTA, 20 June 2014 – The Ambassador of Portugal to Indonesia, H.E. Joaquim Alberto de Soura Moreira de Lemos, presented his Letter of Credence yesterday to H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN, thus assuming his post as the Ambassador of Portugal to ASEAN.
SG Minh congra
JAKARTA, 21 March 2014 – At the invitation of the Honourable Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign of Affairs of Australia; H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN, visited Australia on 16-19 March. The visit is part of the commemorative activities to celebrate the 40th Anniversary
