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
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
18th ASEAN and Japan Transport Ministers Meeting (18th ATM+Japan)
The 18th ASEAN and Japan Transport Ministers Meeting (18th ATM+Japan) was held on 25 November 2020 via video conference. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Dato Seri Setia Abdul Mutalib Yusof, Minister of Transport a
Overview
The ASEAN Charter provides for the establishment of ASEAN Community Councils which shall comprise the ASEAN Political Security Community (APSC) Council, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council, and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council.
Article 9 of the ASEAN Charter, stated th
Overview
As stipulated in Article 9 of the ASEAN Charter, the ASEAN Community Councils shall comprise the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council, and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council. The AEC Council shall contribute to the realisation
Overview
The APSC Council comprises members of ministerial rank as designated by the respective ASEAN Member States. In practice, almost all ASEAN Member States is represented by their respective Foreign Ministers, with the exception of Indonesia, which is collectively represented by its Foreign Min
Significance of the ASEAN Charter (2)
Common values in the spirit of unity in diversity
Chapter V: Entities Associated with ASEAN provides for enhanced ASEAN’s engagement with these entities
New legal framework, legal personality
The ASEAN Charter is a legally-binding international (intra-ASEAN
Overview
The work towards a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLAT) was initially explored by Malaysia at the 8th ASLOM held on 15 – 16 June 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand. The proposal aimed to support and strengthen ASEAN Member States’ effort and capacity to combat transnation
Overview
Cooperation on combating illicit drugs can be traced back to the Declaration of ASEAN Concord issued by the Heads of Government in 1976 which called for “the intensification of cooperation among member states as well as with the relevant international bodies in the prevention and eradicat
