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
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT
1. The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the United States Trade Representative held consultations on 5 April 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand. The consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Mr. Vu Khoan, Minister of Trade of Viet Nam an
1. The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the United States Trade Representative held consultations on 5 April 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand. The consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Mr. Vu Khoan, Minister of Trade of Viet Nam and Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick, the United States Trade Representative.
Government——-No: 21 /2002/N§-CPSocialist Republic of VietnamIndependence- Freedom- Happiness———————————-Hanoi, 28th February 2002
Decree of the Government On promulgating the Vietnam’s Products and Tariff rates to implement the Common Effective Preferential Ta
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity
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Prime Minister Office No.16/PM
Decree
On the approval of the transfer of 425 tariff lines transfe
PRESS STATEMENT THE FIRST MEETING OF ASEAN AND CHINA, JAPAN AND KOREA TOURISM MINISTERS 25 January 2002, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1. The Tourism Ministers from the ASEAN member countries, China, Japan and Korea had their inaugural meeting in Yogyaka
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF MYANMARMinistry of Finance and RevenueOFFICE OF THE MINISTERNotification No. (1/2002)Yangon, the 2nd Waning of Nadaw 1363 ME( 1st, January 2002 )
1. In order that the Government of the Union of Myanmar may implement the Agreement on the Com
Protocol to Implement the Third Package ofCommitments Under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services31 December 2001
The Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of
1. The Sixteenth US-ASEAN Dialogue was held on 29 November, 2001 in Washington D.C. Delegates from the governments and private sectors of the US and the ten ASEAN Member Countries, and the ASEAN Secretariat attended the meeting.
2. In his welcoming remarks, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard L
BALI – In a move which underlines the increasing threat of illicit drugs, several developing and developed countries have agreed to contribute more financial resources and technical assistance to combat the drugs problem in the ASEAN region and China.
Myanmar, which traditionally receives assis
Press Statement by the Chairman of the 7th ASEAN Summit and the 5th ASEAN + 3 Summit November 5, 2001, Bandar Seri Begawan
ASEAN leaders held a very productive meeting this morning following a working dinner last night. It was our seventh summit since 1976 and the first working summit since we deci
