We, the Ministers of Youth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met on 20 July 2017 at The Tenth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY X) in Jakarta, Indonesia, under the theme “Proliferating Youth Entrepreneurship in ASEAN”. AMMY X was preceded by the Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting for the 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth held on 18 July 2017 in Jakarta.
1. We applauded the convening of the 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth in Jakarta, Indonesia under the theme of “Proliferating Youth Entrepreneurship in ASEAN” and as the theme of Indonesia’s chairmanship of the ASEAN Youth Sector.
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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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