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
Welcome Remarks Of His Excellency Joseph Ejercito Estrada President of the Republic of the Philippines and Chairman of the Third ASEAN Informal Summit At the Summit Opening Ceremonies PICC, 28 November 1999
Your Majesty,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Welcome to the Philippine
“Strengthening Cross-Sectoral Coordination in ASEAN” Welcome Statement of the Hon. Domingo L. Siazon, Jr., Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines As Co-Chairman of the Special Joint Ministerial Meeting (JMM) Manila, 26 November 1999
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and G
SPEECH OF H.E. PRESIDENT KIM DAE-JUNG OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA ASEAN+1 Summit
First of all, I would like to offer my deepest appreciation and respect to President Estrada for all the efforts in successfully preparing for this meeting.
I am delighted to see President Wahid of Indonesia and Pri
Address by Premier Zhu Rongji of the People’s Republic of China at the ASEAN+1 Informal Summit 28 November 1999
Mr. Chairman,
Dear Colleagues,
It gives me great pleasure today to have the opportunity of exchanging views with ASEAN leaders on how to deepen and expand the 21st century orie
ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism
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, the Kingdom of Tha
Address by Premier Zhu Rongji of the People’s Republic of China at the Third ASEAN+3 Informal Summit 28 November 1999
President Estrada,
Dear Colleagues,
It is my great pleasure to be invited to attend the Third Informal Meeting of Heads of State/Government of ASEAN, China, Japan and the
PRESS STATEMENT OF SECRETARY PARDO ON THE SPECIAL JOINT MINISTERIAL MEETING (SJMM)
This Special joint Ministerial Meeting (SJMM), an unprecedented event in the history of ASEAN cooperation, has been held at a time when ASEAN is showing encouraging signs of economic recovery. This economic recove
Press Statement of the Chairman of the Special Joint Ministerial Meeting Manila, 26 November 1999
1. The Foreign Ministers, Economic Ministers and Finance Ministers of the ASEAN Member Countries of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democrat
JOINT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT OF THE SPECIAL ASEAN FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING 25 NOVEMBER 1999, MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Introduction
1. We, the ASEAN Finance Ministers convened a special meeting in Manila to discuss issues relating to the sustainability of our economic recovery, the enhancement of A
Chairman’s Press Statement on ASEAN 3rd Informal Summit Manila, Philippines, 28 November 1999
1. The 3rd informal Summit of the ASEAN Heads of State/Government was held in Manila on 28 November 1999. The meeting was chaired by H.E. President Joseph Ejercito Estrada of the Republic of the Phili
