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
Priority Areas of Cooperation
The cooperation in the defence sector has grown to include numerous areas of common concern. Under the ADMM, there are initiatives to address issues on maritime security (MS), humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR), military medicine (MM), counter-terrorism
Overview
One of the key elements to regional peace and stability is defence. Its critical role in maintaining national security and the ability to muster assets and capabilities is assumed by the military. In the international setting, there has been an increasing recognition of the role of region
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Overview
Publications and Related Links to The Sector Key Documents Press Release and Statements ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM)
Publications/Technical Papers and Related Links to The Sector ASEAN-IGF Scoping Study on Critical Minerals Supply Chain in A Key Documents ASEAN Minerals Development Vision (AMDV) ASEAN Minerals Development Vision (AMDV) (adopted at the 10t Sectoral Bodies Priority Areas of Cooperation
Publications and Related Links to The Sector
The relevant publication and information on the Customs could be accessed in the following link:
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Key Documents
The ASEAN Press Release, Statements and relevant Agreements and Protocols could be accessed in the following links:
Publications/Technical Papers and Related Links to The Sector
Key Documents
Key documents under the ASEAN Minerals Cooperation include:
Sectoral Bodies
The ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals (AMMin), consisting of ASEAN Ministers responsible for minerals, is the highest policy making body for ASEAN cooperation in the sector. AMMin sets the policy directions and meets on a biennial basis.
The ASEAN Senior Offici
Priority Areas of Cooperation
The current AMCAP-III 2016-2025 Phase 2: 2021-2025 aims towards promoting the region as a minerals investment destination and building investments in all stages of the minerals value chain, commencing with exploration with attention to gradually building opportunities t
