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, 2 July 2004
1. The Eleventh Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 2 July 2004. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ind
The Fifth Meeting between the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and the Foreign Ministers of the Peoples’ Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 1 July 2004. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of th
1. The ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) 10+1 Sessions and 10+10 Retreat were convened on Thursday, 1 July 2004, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
2. The PMC 10+1 Sessions consisted of meetings with Australia co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam; with Can
Your Royal Highness,His Excellency Dr. Hassan Wirajuda, and ASEAN colleagues,Distinguished delegates,Ladies and gentlemen,
On behalf of our ASEAN colleagues, I would like to take this opportunity to express our warmest congratulation to His Excellency Dr. Hassan Wirajuda, Mini
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 Countries
We, the Foreign Ministers 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
The ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) 10+1 Sessions and 10+10 Retreat were convened on Thursday, 1 July 2004, in Jakarta, Indonesia.The PMC 10+1 Sessions consisted of meetings with Australia co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam; with Canada co-chaired by the Minister of F
The Fifth Meeting between the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and the Foreign Ministers of the Peoples’ Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 1 July 2004. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of th
It is a pleasure to lead once again the EU delegation to the EU-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Post Ministerial Conference.Since our last meeting a year ago, there have been three key developments towards a more effective European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy which will
Mr Co-ChairmanExcellenciesLadies and GentlemenOn behalf of my ASEAN colleagues, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to His Excellency Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to this year’s Post Ministerial Conference Session with ASEAN. This is His Excellency
