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
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Dear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,First of all, allow me to express our sincere thanks to the Government and people of Singapore for the generous hospitality accorded to our delegation and the excellent arrangements made for our Meeting.I would like to associat
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Distinguished Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,On behalf of the Thai Delegation, I would like to thank Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong for the thoughtful comments in his Opening Address, which will guide our deliberations in the next few days. I would also like to tak
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Your Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,On behalf of the Philippine delegation, I join all the previous speakers in extending sincere appreciation to the Government and people of Singapore for the gracious hospitality and excellent arrangements
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Dear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of the Malaysian Delegation, I join my ASEAN colleagues in expressing our appreciation to His Excellency Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong for his thought provoking Opening Address. I wish to congratulate His Excellenc
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,First of all, I am deeply impressed by the inspiring inaugural address of H.E. Mr. Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore in the common interests of the Southeast Asian Nations. I would lik
Mr. Chairman,Excellencies,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,Let me begin by expressing, also on behalf of my delegation, my deep appreciation to His Excellency Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong for the wise counsel he shared with us in his inaugural speech. I should also like to convey our si
Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Ladies and GentlemenIt is a great honour for my country, the Kingdom of Cambodia, to attend the 32nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in her capacity as a new Member of ASEAN. On this occasion, and once again, on behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia I
Mr. ChairmanYour ExcellenciesASEAN Colleagues and ObserversLadies and GentlemenMy warmest greetings to all my colleagues and to our close neighbour and observer from Papua New Guinea.Congratulations on your election, Mr. Chairman, and on that of your Vice Chairman, together with my appreciation for
The last two years have been difficult for ASEAN. The regional economic crisis hit the region like a tidal wave, leaving devastation in its wake. Many governments came under tremendous pressure to cope with the political, economic and social effects of the crisis. Millions of people were impoverish
Prime MinisterYour HighnessesExcellenciesDistinguished GuestsLadies and GentlemenI am happy to extend a very warm welcome to you all. This is ASEAN’s 32nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. It is the first in which all ten Southeast Asian countries are represented as full members of ASEAN. I would like t
