We, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers discussed the importance of building an ASEAN identity, promoting ASEAN awareness and bringing ASEAN into the consciousness of its people.
We recognized the significant achievements of ASEAN over the last forty years. We also acknowledged that the active participation and support of the ASEAN people would be necessary and essential to the continuing and strengthening of ASEAN solidarity, friendship, and cooperation towards building an ASEAN Community by 2015.
We agreed that the observance of ASEAN Day every 8th Day of August as a special day in all ASEAN Member Countries would significantly increase awareness and consciousness of ASEAN, as well as promote and establish an ASEAN identity, across the region. This region-wide celebration would stimulate “Think, Feel and Act ASEAN” activities and programmes.
We further agreed to recommend to the Leaders during the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on 20 November 2007 to endorse the observance of ASEAN Day as a special day in all ASEAN Member Countries.
October 12th, 2012
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