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
Opening Statement His Excellency Mr. Vo Van Kiet Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Mr. Chairman,
Your Majesty,
Excellencies, ASEAN Heads of State and Government,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is indeed a great pleasure for me to visit again the Capital City of Bangkok wh
Opening Statement His Excellency Mr. Goh Chok Tong Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
Your Majesty
Your Royal Highness
Your Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen
Major events have taken place since we last met in Singapore in January 1992. They compel us to re-examine ourselves
Opening Statement His Excellency Mr. Fidel V. Ramos President of the Republic of Philippines
YOUR EXCELLENCY KHUN BANHARN SILPA-ARCHA, PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND,
YOUR MAJESTY AND YOUR EXCELLENCIES — THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN),
YOUR ROYA
Opening Statement His Excellency Dato’ Seri Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad Prime Minister of Malaysia
It was in Thailand that ASEAN was formed in 1967. The century of ASEAN’s birth is now drawing to a close. It is very symbolic therefore that as we start charting ASEAN’s course in the new centur
Opening Statement His Excellency Mr. Soeharto President of the Republic of Indonesia
Mr. Chairman,
Excellencies Heads of Government,
Distinguished Delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Allow me at the outset. on behalf of my Delegation, to express our warm congratulations to Your Excellen
Opening Statement His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
ASSALAMU’ALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKAATUH BISMILLAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHIM
ALHAMDULILLAHI RABBIL ‘ALAMEEN, WASSALATU WASSALAMU ‘ALAA ASYRAFIL MURSALEEN SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN, WA ‘AL
Chairman’s Statement of the Tenth ASEAN-China Summit Cebu, Philippines, 14 January 2007
The Tenth ASEAN-China Summit chaired by H. E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, was successfully convened on 14 January 2007. The Heads of State/Government of the ASEAN
Chairperson’s Statement of the 12th ASEAN Summit H.E. the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. “ONE CARING AND SHARING COMMUNITY”
Cebu, Philippines,13 January 2007
We, the Heads of State and/or Government of ASEAN Member Countries, had a very productive 12th ASEAN Summit Meeting, on 13 Ja
ASEAN Chairman Statement on Myanmar
The ASEAN Leaders had a full and open discussion on the Myanmar issue at their informal Working Dinner.Prime Minister Thein Sein made clear that the situation in Myanmar was a domestic Myanmar affair and that Myanmar was fully capable of handling the situation
Ha Noi, 29 October 2010
The 13th ASEAN-China Summit, chaired by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, was held on 29 October 2010 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Heads of State/Government of ASEAN Member States had a substantive meeting with H.E. Mr. Wen
