The Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) was held today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat under the theme “Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia: Reflections and Future Direction.” The Conference serves as a platform for the High Contracting Parties (HCPs) to the TAC to reaffirm their commitment to the principles of the TAC, discuss the implementation of the TAC and ways to enhance the relevance of the Treaty in the region and beyond, as well as explore future potential cooperation under the framework of the TAC. Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn delivered opening remarks during the opening session of the Conference. The Conference was chaired by Chair of the Committee of the Permanent Representatives to ASEAN and the Permanent Representative of Lao PDR to ASEAN Bovonethat Douangchak, and was attended by the HCPs to the TAC as represented by their Ambassadors accredited to ASEAN/Indonesia or their representatives.
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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
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
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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.
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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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