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
Phnom Penh, 18 January 2011 1. The Tenth Meeting of the ASEAN, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN Plus Three/APT) Tourism Ministers was held on 18 January 2011 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in conjunction with the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2011 and the Fourteenth Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Minis
1. The Fourteenth Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers (14th M-ATM) was held on 17 January 2011 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in conjunction with the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2011 (ATF 2011). The Meeting was preceded by the Thirty-Third Meeting of ASEAN National Organisations and other ASEAN NTOs meetings with
We, the ASEAN Ministers responsible for Telecommunications and IT, on the occasion of the 10th ASEAN Telecommunications and IT Ministers Meeting (TELMIN) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: ACKNOWLEDGING the significant achievements of ASEAN cooperation in the field of ICT; NOTING the contribution of
1. The Tenth ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting (10th TELMIN) was held on 13-14 January 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was preceded by the Eleventh ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Senior Officials Meeting (11th TELSOM). The ASEAN T
1. The 14th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) was held on 13-14 December 2010 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. It was chaired by U Maung Maung Than, Director-General of the Department of Immigra
Introduction 1. We, the ASEAN Heads of Statistical Offices, convened our eleventh meeting in Hanoi, Viet Nam on 8-9 December 2010 with stronger mandate to strengthen cooperation toward the establishment of an effective, forward looking ASEAN Community Statistical System, in close collaboration wit
1. The 18th ASEAN-EU Joint Co-operation Committee (JCC) Meeting was held on 30 November 2010 at the ASEAN Secretariat and attended by the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN, the European Commission and the ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting was co-chaired by Her Excellency Pengiran Hajjah
We, the Ministers/Representatives responsible for social welfare and development of ASEAN Member States, the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea convened the Third ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development (3rd AMMSWD+3) on 26 November 2010 in
Ha Noi, 26 November 2010
ASEAN expresses grave concern over the artillery shelling exchange that occurred on 23 November 210 on the Korean Peninsula and regrets the loss of innocent lives and damage of property. ASEAN is opposed to the use of threat of force in international relations. AS
WE, the Ministers responsible for social welfare and development of ASEAN Member States, on the occasion of the Seventh ASEAN Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development (7th AMMSWD);View th
