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
Prof Jayakumar, Excellencies and Friends,
We are meeting today against the backdrop of two momentous anniversaries the 50th year of India’s Independence and the 30th year of ASEAN. Our host country Malaysia too is celebrating 40 years of independence. As our nation reflects on the past
Mr Co-Chairman,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemm1. On behalf of my ASFAN colleagues, I would like to warmly welcome His Excellency, the Minister of Finance of India, Mr Palaniappan Chidambaram, to Kuala Lumpur on the occasion of the 30th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting/Post Ministerial Conference.2. India
H.E. Lloyd AxworthyCo-Chairman,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,The handling-over ceremony of three ASEAN-Canada Cooperation Projects namely, the ASEAN Institute of Forest Management (AIFM); ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Centre (AFTSC) and the ASEAN Fisheries Post Harvest Technology Project (A
Mr. Co-chairman,It is a pleasure to see you again and I hope you are enjoying your visit. May it also welcome Laos and Myamnr to our discussions for the first time. At the same time, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome your senior officials and express our appreciation once more for th
Mr Co-Chairman,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemm1. On behalf of my ASFAN colleagues, I would like to warmly welcome His Excellency, the Minister of Finance of India, Mr Palaniappan Chidambaram, to Kuala Lumpur on the occasion of the 30th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting/Post Ministerial Conference.2. India
H.E. Lloyd AxworthyCo-Chairman,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,The handling-over ceremony of three ASEAN-Canada Cooperation Projects namely, the ASEAN Institute of Forest Management (AIFM); ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Centre (AFTSC) and the ASEAN Fisheries Post Harvest Technology Project (A
H.E. Minister Lloyd AxworthyCo-Chairman,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,It gives me great pleasure to welcome behalf of my ASEAN colleagues, the Foreign Minister of Canada, H.E. Mr. Lloyd Axworthy and members of Canadian delegation to Malaysia, on the occasion of the 30th ASEAN Ministe
1. The thrust of ASEAN economic cooperation can be summarised thus:(i) the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA);(ii) the development of the region into a global base for the manufacture of value-added and technologically sophisticated products geared towards servicing the region and w
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Colleagues, May I begin by extending to all of you our most heartfelt greetings. We always hold that PMC is an important forum for the further consolidation of the relationship between ASEAN and the big powers as well as major industrialized countries in the world. Thi
I am very pleased to represent the United States at this years ASEAN post-Ministerial Conference, I welcome this opportunitv to discuss economic and global issues with a group that includes not only the members of ASEAN, but out most important partners from Europe, North America, East Asia and Sout
