1. The ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) 10+1 Session with Canada was held on 10 September 2020. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for International Cooperation of Myanmar, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada.
2. The Meeting noted with satisfaction the implementation of the Plan of Action to Implement the Joint Declaration of ASEAN-Canada Enhanced Partnership (20162020). Noting that the current Plan of Action is due for completion this year, the Meeting adopted the new Plan of Action (2021-2025) that will guide both sides in further strengthening the ASEAN-Canada Dialogue Relations over the next five years. The Meeting noted Canada’s continued desire to elevate ASEAN-Canada relations to a strategic level and its interest to join ASEAN-led mechanisms including EAS, ADMM-Plus, and EAMF.
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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, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.Menu - WHAT WE DO
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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
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