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
The ASEAN Charter provides for the establishment of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR), which shall be constituted by the Permanent Representatives of ASEAN Member States at the rank of Ambassadors based in Jakarta. The Chairmanship of the Committee is in line with the annual
H.R.Darsono
H.R.Darsono
1st
ASEAN Secretary General
7 Jun 1976 – 18 Jun 1978
– Indonesia –
Umarjadi Notowijono
Umarjadi Notowijono
2nd
ASEAN Secretary General
19 Feb 1978 – 30 Jun 1978
– Indonesia –
Ali Bin Abdullah
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Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees
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2022-2023 Chairmanship
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Coordinating Committee on the Implementation of the ATIGA (CCA)
The first CCA Meeting on 9-11 July 20
Priority Areas of Cooperation
The current priority is focused on conducting periodical TRS transpositions and address implementation issues related to tariff commitments under the ATIGA. The development of the Sectoral Action Plan on Trade in Goods 2026-2030 is ongoing and priority areas within th
Overview of The Sector
Facilitating seamless trade in goods is a cornerstone of ASEAN’s regional economic integration. ASEAN’s integration journey began with the establishment of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in January 1992, which laid the foundation for realising ASEAN as a single market an
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2024-2025 Chairmanship
Sub-Committee on ATIGA Rules of Origin (SC-AROO)
The first SC-AROO Meeting: 4-5 July 2010, Chiang Mai, Thailand
The SC-AROO shall monitor,
Priority Areas of Cooperation
Simplify and strengthen the implementation of the ROO through review of ROO with a view towards more trade facilitative and business friendly ROO;
Further simplify the Operational Certification Procedures (OCP) to facilitate global value chain participation and ensu
Overview
Rules of Origin (ROO) play a critical role in determining the origin of a good, which is essential for deciding whether imported products qualify for preferential tariff treatment. ROO was first introduced in the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the AS
