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
Overview
The South China Sea is a strategic body of water bordering Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and China. As one of the busiest trade routes in the world and home to a wealth of marine and mineral resources, the South China Sea holds great
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Overview
Publications and Related Links to The Sector Key Documents ARF Concept Paper on Preventive Diplomacy Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees Priority Areas of Cooperation reliance on diplomatic and peaceful methods; Overview preventive-diplomacytransparent600#0060a9 Overview
Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees Priority Areas of Cooperation Sharing best practices and experiences in regulating nuclear and radioactive materials and related activities, with regard to safety, security and safeguards;
Publications and Related Links to The Sector
Joint Study in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Preventive Diplomacy (http://aseanregionalforum.asean.org/librarycat/arf-projects-and-studies/
Key Documents
Documents on Preventive Diplomacy which are accessible by the public can be found at the following link: http://aseanregionalforum.asean.org/librarycat/preventive-diplomacy/
The documents include:
Concept Paper on Moving Towards Preventive Dip
Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees
The ASEAN Regional Forum was established in 1994 and consists of 27 Participants, namely: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Priority Areas of Cooperation
Eight key principles that guide the practice of ARF preventive diplomacy are:
non-coercive;
timeliness;
trust and confidence;
operates on the basis of consultation and consensus;
voluntary;
applies to conflict between and am
Overview
Preventive diplomacy is one of the three evolutionary stages of the ARF’s confidence building measures. The ARF agreed on the ARF Concept and Principles of Preventive Diplomacy in 2001, which among others stipulated the definition, possible measures, and key principles of preventive diplo
Preventive Diplomacy
Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees
ASEANTOM is a subsidiary body under the ASEAN SOM that serves as a framework for cooperation among nuclear regulatory bodies or relevant authorities within ASEAN in order to enhance regional nuclear safety, security, and safeguards. ASEANTOM meets annually and regula
Priority Areas of Cooperation
The scope of work of the ASEANTOM includes the following:
Capacity building by focusing on human resources dev
