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 of theSixteenth ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (16th AMEM)Singapore, 1 August 1998
1. The Sixteenth ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) was held on 1 August 1998 in Singapore, preceded by the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) held from 29 – 30 July
Your Royal Highness,Excellencies,Distinguished members of the press,Friends,Ladies and gentlemen,Yesterday, we began a series of important ministerial meetings between ASEAN and its Dialogue Partner countries. At these meetings, ASEAN sought to reinforce its ties of friendship, partnership and coop
Mr. Chairman, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and delegates from fraternal ASEAN countries.
I am happy to be participating in this ASEAN India (9+1) meeting. This marks the third year of India’s full dialogue partnership with ASEAN. Beginnings, though challenging in themselves are relativ
Mr Co-Chairman,ExcellenciesLadies and Gentlemen
On behalf on my ASEAN colleagues, I would like to warmly welcome His Excellency, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, Mr Jaswant Singh, to Manila on the occasion of the 31st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting/Post Ministerial Con
Your Excellency, Minister Lloyd Axworthy;Distinguished Members of the Canadian and ASEAN Delegations;Ladies and Gentlemen:IntroductionOn behalf of my ASEAN colleagues and of the Philippine Government, I welcome Minister Lloyd Axworthy and the members of his delegation to this year’s ASEAN-Canada
Opening StatementMr Alexander Downer MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
I welcome this opportunity to meet with my ASEAN counterparts and colleagues. Australia has la long and honourable record of engagement with ASEAN. We were ASEAN’s first dialogue partner in 1974 and our record
Excellency Minister PrimakovDear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,1. First of all, on behalf of our ASEAN colleagues and in my own name, I would like to extend our warm welcome to Your Excellency and other members of the Russian delegation to this annual PMC 9+1 session between ASEAN and the Russian
Paragraph 3: Exchange of Views on Regional Matters.3.l. As regards regional issues, I would like to touch upon the 1976 Bali Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation in South-East Asia. We consider it an important document serving the interests of peace and stability in the region.We reiterate our re
The Honourable Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi,Minister of Foreign Affairs,Fellow Colleagues,The past year was a year in which Asia experienced big changes and China and ASEAN countries withstood the tests. And it was also a year that witnessed significant progress in the bilateral relations between th
Your Excellency Mr. Tang Jiaxuan,Minister of Foreign Affairs of thePeople’s Republic of China,Distinguished Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,1. On behalf of my ASEAN colleagues, it gives me great pleasure to extend to Your Excellency and distinguished members of your delegation, a very warm welcom
