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
ASEAN Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Cooperation Bangkok, Thailand, 15 December 1995
The Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mem
Protocol Amending The Agreement on ASEAN Energy Cooperation
The Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
DESIRING to amend the Agreemen
Protocol To Amend The Agreement On The Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme For The ASEAN Free Trade Area
The Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia,the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Thailand, Member States of the
PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCESSION OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM TO THE AGREEMENT ON THE COMMON EFFECTIVE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF SCHEME FOR THE ASEAN FREE TRADE AREA
WHEREAS the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) (“the Agreemen
PROTOCOL TO AMEND THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON ENCHANCING ASEAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION
The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam, the President of the Republic of Indonesia,the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the President of the Republic of the Philippines, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore and the
PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCESSION OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM TO THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON ENHANCING ASEAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION
WHEREAS the Framework Agreement on Enhancing ASEAN Economic Cooperation (“the Agreement”) was signed by the Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of In
Statement by His Royal Highness Samdech Krom Preah Norodom Ranariddh The First Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia
Mr. Chairman,
Your Majesty,
Excellencies Mr. President,
Excellencies Mr. Prime Minister,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is our privilege and honour to pa
Statement by His Excellency Mr. Khamtay Siphandone Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Mr. Chairman,
Your Majesty,
Your Royal Highnesses,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my great honour and pleasure to have kindly been invited to the Meeting of
Closing Statement His Excellency Mr. Vo Van Kiet Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Mr. Chairman,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen,
After a period of active preparations in a friendly and cooperative spirit and two hard-working days in the atmo
Closing Statement His Excellency Mr. Goh Chok Tong Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
Mr. Chairman,
Your Majesty,
Your Royal Highnesses,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
This Summit has opened many new horizons for ASEAN.
At the historic 1967 Bangkok Meeting, A
