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
East Asia Summit Declaration on Avian Influenza Prevention, Control and Response Kuala Lumpur, 14 December 2005
WE, the Heads of State / Government of the Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, People’s Republic of China, Republic of India, Japan, the R
Chairman’s Statement of the First East Asia Summit Kuala Lumpur, 14 December 2005
1. The First East Asia Summit was held successfully on 14 December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by The Honourable Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia, and was att
The Ninth ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit was held successfully on 13 December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by the Honourable Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia and was attended by Heads of State/Government of ASEAN and the Republic of Korea.The
Press Releases
We, the Participating Countries to the Second International Congress of the ASEAN and China Cooperative Operation in Response to Dangerous Drugs (ACCORD) held in Beijing on 18 – 20 October 2005: Affirming the achievements made by all parties through positive drug control cooperation under the f Joint Media Statement of the Thirty Seventh ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 28 September 2005 1. The Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) was held on 28 September 2005 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meeting was preceded by a Preparatory ASEAN Se 1. We, the Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Secretary-General of the United Nations met on 13 September 2005, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 2. The Second ASEAN-UN Summit was co-chaired by the ASEAN Chairman, H.E. Dato’ Seri Abdul RECALLING that the significant progress made in the relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States since 1977 has contributed to the deepening of ties in all fields of cooperation, and such has been nurtured through the annual ASEAN Post Ministerial Joint Press Statement of theFirst ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals (1st AMMin), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 4 August 2005“A Vibrant Minerals Sector for Sustainable Development” 1. We, the ASEAN Ministers responsible for minerals and mines, held our inaugural ASEAN Ministerial Meetin We, The Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Member Count
Beijing Declaration Beijing, 18-20 October 2005
Joint Media Statement of the Thirty Seventh ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 28 September 2005
Joint Communique of the Second ASEAN-UN Summit New York
Joint Vision Statement on the ASEAN-US Enhanced Partnership
Joint Press Statement of the First ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 4 August 2005 “A Vibrant Minerals Sector for Sustainable Development”
ASEAN – Pakistan Joint Declaration for Cooperation to Combat Terrorism Vientiane, 29 July 2005
