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
“Enhanced Energy Security for Sustainable Energy Development”
1. The 22nd ASEAN Ministers On Energy Meeting (AMEM) was convened on 9 June 2004, preceded by the Senior Officials Meeting On Energy (SOME) on 7 June 2004 and the 5th SOME – METI (Japan) Consultations and the 3rd&
Joint Media Statement of theTwenty-Second ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (22nd AMEM), Makati, Philippines, 9 June 2004“Enhanced Energy Security for Sustainable Energy Development”
1. The 22nd ASEAN Ministers On Energy Meeting (AMEM) was convened on 9 June 2004, preceded by the Senior
Joint Ministerial Statement of theFirst ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea Energy Ministers Meeting (1st AMEM+3), Manila, Philippines, 9 June 2004“Forging Closer ASEAN+3 Energy Partnership”
1. We, the energy ministers of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the P
Introduction
1. We, the Finance Ministers of ASEAN, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN + 3) convened our 7th meeting in Jeju under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and 2nd Minister for Finance, Singapore.
2. We exchanged v
Introduction
1. We, the Finance Ministers of ASEAN, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN + 3) convened our 7th meeting in Jeju under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and 2nd Minister for Finance, Singapore.
2. We exchanged vie
1. The Eighteenth ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting was convened from 13 to 14 May 2004 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, preceded by the 3rd Senior Labour Officials Meeting held from 10 to 11 May 2004.
2. The Meeting was officially opened by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal 
The Twentieth Meeting of the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (HAPUA XX) was convened in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 3-5 May 2004. The Meeting was officially opened by H.E. Suy Sem, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy of Cambodia.
Mr. Yim Nolson, Deputy Managing Direct
WE, the Ministers of Health of ASEAN Member Countries, representing 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
1. We, the ASEAN Health Ministers, convened our 7th meeting on 22 April 2004 in Penang, Malaysia, under the theme, “Health Without Frontiers.” Immediately following the 7th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting (AHMM), we met with our counterparts from the People’s Republic of China, Japan and
