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
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s Opening Statement During the 12th ASEAN Summit Mactan Summit Hall, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines, 13 January 2007
Majesties, Excellencies, we now formally open this ASEAN Summit. The Philippines is proud to be hosting ASEAN as such an important time. At
Chairman’s Statement of the Fifth ASEAN – India Summit, Cebu, Philippines, 14 January 2007
The Fifth ASEAN-India Summit was held successfully on 14 January 2007 in Cebu, Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines and was
ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement Cha-am, Thailand, 26 February 2009
The Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore
Joint Statement of the Meeting of Heads of State/Government of the Member States of ASEAN and the President of the People’s Republic of China Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16 December 1997
ASEAN-CHINA COOPERATION TOWARDS THE 21ST CENTURY
1. The Heads of State/Government of the member states of AS
Joint Statement of the Meeting of Heads of State/Government of the Member States of ASEAN and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16 December 1997
ASEAN-ROK COOPERATION TOWARDS THE 21ST CENTURY
1. The Heads of State/Government of the member states of ASEAN and
Joint Statement of the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of ASEAN on the Financial Situation Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15 December 1997
The ASEAN Heads of State/Government reviewed the prevailing regional currency situation and their implications for the region’s economies. They not
ASEAN Citation Conferred on Signatories of 1967 Bangkok Declaration
The ASEAN Heads of Government Citation will be conferred on the five signatories of the Bangkok Declaration of 1967 during the ASEAN Anniversary Commemorative Summit in Kuala Lumpur which will be held on 14 – 16 December 1997.
Newly Established Foundation Aims to Promote ASEAN Awareness
The MOU on the establishment of the ASEAN Foundation will be signed by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers, and witnessed by the ASEAN Heads of Government, during the ASEAN Commemorative Summit in Kuala Lumpur on 15 December 1997.
The ASEAN
Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the ASEAN Foundation
The Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, a
