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
The ASEAN-China Eminent Persons Group (EPG) today submitted its report to the ASEAN-China Ministerial Meeting through its ASEAN Co-chairman, Tan Sri Musa Hitam for the consideration of the Leaders of ASEAN and China at the 9th ASEAN-China Summit on 12 December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The
1. H.E. Mr. Yongyut Tiyapairat, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand, officially opened the Special Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Implementation of CITES which was held on 1 December 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand, and attended by:
Honourable Dato Hamdillah
1. We, the Ministers of ASEAN, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea overseeing the issues of transnational crime convened the Second ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC+3) in Ha Noi on 30 November 2005. The Meeting was preceded by a Preparatory Senior Of
The Ministers of ASEAN and China overseeing the issues of transnational crime convened an Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) Plus China Consultation in Ha Noi on 30 November 2005.
The Ministers reiterated their commitment to strengthen ASEAN-China cooperation to co
1. We, the ASEAN Ministers overseeing the issues of transnational crime, gathered on 29 November 2005 in Ha Noi, to strengthen our commitment to enhance cooperation on combating transnational crime. The Meeting was preceded by a Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting for the 5th AMMTC held on 28
1. We, the ASEAN Transport Ministers, held our Eleventh ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM) in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 17 November 2005. H.E. Mr. Bouathong Vonglokham, Minister of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction of Lao PDR presided over the Meeting, with H.E. Mr. Mahidol Chan
1. The First ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) + Australia Consultation was held on 10 November 2005 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was co-chaired by Pol. Maj. Gen. Meach Sophana, Director of Immi
1. The 9th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) was held on 9-11 November 2005 in Siem Reap-Angkor, Kingdom of Cambodia. It was chaired by Pol. Maj. Gen. Meach Sophana, Director of
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
The 5th SOMRDPE was hosted by the Philippines on 12-14 October 2005 in Makati City, the Philippines. The Meeting was attended by Senior Officials on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thail
