Association of southeast Asian nations

(ASEAN)
"One Vision, One Identity, One Community"
 ESTABLISHMENT
 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, namely
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and
Thailand.

 Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, 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.

 AUGUST 8 is the official ASEAN day.

 AIMS AND PURPOSES
As set out in the ASEAN Declaration, the aims and
purposes of ASEAN are:

 To accelerate the economic growth, social progress

and cultural development in the region through joint
endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in
order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous
and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations;

 To promote regional peace and stability through

abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the
relationship among countries of the region and
adherence to the principles of the United Nations
Charter;
 AIMS AND PURPOSES

 To promote active collaboration and mutual

assistance on matters of common interest in the
economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and
administrative fields;

 To provide assistance to each other in the form of

training and research facilities in the educational,
professional, technical and administrative spheres;
 AIMS AND PURPOSES
 To collaborate more effectively for the greater
utilisation of their agriculture and industries, the
expansion of their trade, including the study of the
problems of international commodity trade, the
improvement of their transportation and
communications facilities and the raising of the living
standards of their peoples;

 To promote Southeast Asian studies; and

 To maintain close and beneficial cooperation with

existing international and regional organisations with
similar aims and purposes, and explore all avenues for
even closer cooperation among themselves.
 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
In their relations with one another, the ASEAN Member
States have adopted the following fundamental
principles, as contained in the Treaty of Amity and
Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) of 1976:

1. Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty,

equality, territorial integrity, and national identity of all
nations;

2. The right of every State to lead its national existence

free from external interference, subversion or
coercion;
 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

3. Non-interference in the internal affairs of one

another;

3. Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful

manner;

3. Renunciation of the threat or use of force; and

3. Effective cooperation among themselves.

 ASEAN COMMUNITY

 TheASEAN Vision 2020, adopted by the ASEAN

Leaders on the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN, agreed
on a shared vision of ASEAN as a concert of
Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in
peace, stability and prosperity, bonded together
in partnership in dynamic development and in a
community of caring societies.

 Atthe 9th ASEAN Summit in 2003, the ASEAN

Leaders resolved that an ASEAN Community shall
be established.
 ASEAN COMMUNITY
 At the 12th ASEAN Summit in January 2007, the Leaders
affirmed their strong commitment to accelerate the
establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015 and
signed the Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of
the Establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015.

 The ASEAN Community is comprised of three pillars,

namely the ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN
Economic CommunityandASEAN Socio-Cultural
Community. Each pillar has its own Blueprint, and,
together with the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI)
Strategic Framework and IAI Work Plan Phase II (2009-
2015), they form the Roadmap for and ASEAN
Community 2009-2015.
 History
The Founding of ASEAN
 8 August 1967, the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand - sat
down together in the main hall of the Department of
Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok, Thailand and signed
a document. By virtue of that document, the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was
born.

 The five Foreign Ministers who signed it - Adam Malik of

Indonesia, Narciso R. Ramos of the Philippines, Tun
Abdul Razak of Malaysia, S. Rajaratnam of Singapore,
and Thanat Khoman of Thailand - would subsequently
be hailed as the Founding Fathers of probably the most
successful inter-governmental organization in the
developing world today.
 History
The Founding of ASEAN
 itcontained 5 articles and it was about the aims
and purpose of Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN). These aims and purposes were
about cooperation in the economic, social,
cultural, technical, educational and other fields,

 "the collective will of the nations of Southeast Asia

to bind themselves together in friendship and
cooperation and, through joint efforts and
sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity
the blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity."
 History
The Founding of ASEAN
 triggered by reconciliations and fixing disputes, two
former members of the Association for Southeast Asia
(ASA), Malaysia and the Philippines, and Indonesia, a
key member, to a meeting in Bangkok. In addition,
Singapore sent S. Rajaratnam, then Foreign Minister, to
see me about joining the new set-up. Although the new
organization was planned to comprise only the ASA
members plus Indonesia, Singapore's request was
favorably considered.”

 August 1967, the five Foreign Ministers spent four days in

Bang Saen, Bangkok.
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The Founding of ASEAN

 Each man brought into the deliberations a

historical and political perspective that had no
resemblance to that of any of the others.

 August 1967, the five Foreign Ministers spent four

days in Bang Saen, Bangkok.
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The Founding of ASEAN
 "We the nations and peoples of Southeast Asia, must get together
and form by ourselves a new perspective and a new framework
for our region. It is important that individually and jointly we should
create a deep awareness that we cannot survive for long as
independent but isolated peoples unless we also think and act
together and unless we prove by deeds that we belong to a
family of Southeast Asian nations bound together by ties of
friendship and goodwill and imbued with our own ideals and
aspirations and determined to shape our own destiny. And those
countries who are interested, genuinely interested, in the stability
of Southeast Asia, the prosperity of Southeast Asia, and better
economic and social conditions, will welcome small countries
getting together to pool their collective resources and their
collective wisdom to contribute to the peace of the world." – Tun
Abdul Razak
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The Founding of ASEAN

 The Foreign Minister of Thailand closed the inaugural session of

the Association of Southeast Asian Nations by presenting each
of his colleagues with a memento. Inscribed on the memento
presented to the Foreign Minister of Indonesia, was the
citation, "In recognition of services rendered by His Excellency
Adam Malik to the ASEAN organization, the name of which
was suggested by him.”

 Later on, Indonesia would fully restore diplomatic relations with

Malaysia, and soon after that with Singapore. That was by no
means the end to intra-ASEAN disputes, for soon the
Philippines and Malaysia would have a falling out on the issue
of sovereignty over Sabah.
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The Founding of ASEAN

 Many disputes between ASEAN countries persist to this day but

all Member Countries are deeply committed to resolving their
differences through peaceful means and in the spirit of mutual
accommodation.

 The two-page Bangkok Declaration not only contains the

rationale for the establishment of ASEAN and its specific
objectives.

 It represents the organization's modus operandi of building on

small steps, voluntary, and informal arrangements towards
more binding and institutionalized agreements.
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The Founding of ASEAN

 All the founding member states and the newer members

have stood fast to the spirit of the Bangkok Declaration.

 Over the years, ASEAN has progressively entered into

several formal and legally-binding instruments, such as
the 1976 Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast
Asia and the 1995 Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear
Weapon-Free Zone.

 The Founding Fathers had the foresight of building a

community of and for all Southeast Asian states.
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The Founding of ASEAN

 The Bangkok Declaration promulgated that "the

Association is open for participation to all States in the
Southeast Asian region subscribing to the
aforementioned aims, principles and purposes.”

 ASEAN's inclusive outlook has paved the way for

community-building not only in Southeast Asia, but also
in the broader Asia Pacific region where several other
inter-governmental organizations now co-exist.
 The original ASEAN logo
presented five brown sheaves
of rice stalks, one for each
founding member.

 The ASEAN Flag represents a

stable, peaceful, united and
dynamic ASEAN. The colours of
the Flag – blue, red, white and
yellow – represent the main
colours of the flags of all the
ASEAN Member States. The
blue represents peace and
stability. Red depicts courage
and dynamism, white shows
purity and yellow symbolises
prosperity. The circle represents
the unity of ASEAN.
 When ASEAN celebrated
its 30th Anniversary in 1997,
the sheaves on the logo
had increased to ten -
representing all ten
countries of Southeast Asia
and reflecting the colors of
the flags of all of them. In
a very real sense, ASEAN
and Southeast Asia would
then be one and the
same, just as the Founding
Fathers had envisioned.
MEMBER STATES
  Head of State : His Majesty
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah

 Capital : Bandar Seri

Begawan

 Language(s) : Malay, English

Brunei
Currency : B$ (Brunei Dollar)
Darussalam


 Ministry of Foreign Affairs &

Trade of Brunei Darussalam
Website: www.mfa.gov.bn
  Head of State : His Majesty
King Norodom Sihamoni

 Head of Government : Prime

Minister Hun Sen

 Capital : Phnom Penh

 Language : Khmer
Cambodia  Currency : Riel

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs &

International Cooperation of
Cambodia
Website: www.mfaic.gov.kh
  Head of State : President
Joko Widodo

 Capital : Jakarta

 Language : Indonesian

 Currency : Rupiah

Indonesia  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Indonesia Website:
www.kemlu.go.id
  Head of State : President
Choummaly Sayasone

 Head of Government : Prime

Minister Thongsing
Thammavong

 Capital : Vientiane

Language : Lao
LAOS


 Currency : Kip

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Lao PDR Website:
www.mofa.gov.la
  Head of Government : The
Honourable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib
bin Tun Abdul Razak

 Capital : Kuala Lumpur

 Language(s) : Malay, English,

Chinese, Tamil

Malaysia  Currency : Ringgit

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

MalaysiaWebsite: www.kln.gov.m
y

 ASEAN-Malaysia National
Secretariat
Website: www.kln.gov.my/myase
an
  Head of State : President
Thein Sein

 Capital : Nay Pyi Taw

 Language : Myanmar

Myanmar  Currency : Kyat

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Myanmar
Website: www.mofa.gov.
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  Head of State : President
Benigno S. Aquino III

 Capital : Manila

 Language(s) : Filipino, English,

Spanish

Philippines  Currency : Peso

 Department of Foreign Affairs

of the Philippines
Website: www.dfa.gov.ph
  Head of State : President Tony
Tan Keng Yam

 Head of Government : Prime

Minister Lee Hsien Loong

 Capital : Singapore

Singapore
 Language(s) : English, Malay,
Mandarin, Tamil

 Currency : S$ (Singapore
Dollar)

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Singapore
Website: www.mfa.gov.sg
  Head of State : His Majesty
King Bhumibol Adulyadej

 Head of Government : Prime

Minister General Prayut
Chan-o-cha

 Capital : Bangkok

Thailand  Language : Thai

 Currency : Baht

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Thailand
Website: www.mfa.go.th
  Head of State : President
Truong Tan Sang

 Head of Government : Prime

Minister Nguyen Tan Dung

 Capital : Ha Noi

Viet Nam  Language : Vietnamese

 Currency : Dong

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Viet Nam
Website: www.mofa.gov.vn
Charter of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations
 The ASEAN Charter serves as a firm foundation in achieving the
ASEAN Community by providing legal status and institutional
framework for ASEAN. It also codifies ASEAN norms, rules and
values; sets clear targets for ASEAN; and presents accountability
and compliance.

 The ASEAN Charter entered into force on 15 December 2008. A

gathering of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers was held at the ASEAN
Secretariat in Jakarta to mark this very historic occasion for ASEAN.

 In effect, the ASEAN Charter has become a legally binding

agreement among the 10 ASEAN Member States. It will also be
registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations.
Importance of the ASEAN
Charter
 New political commitment at the top level

 New and enhanced commitments

 New legal framework, legal personality

 New ASEAN bodies

 Two new openly-recruited DSGs

 More ASEAN meetings

 More roles of ASEAN Foreign Ministers

 New and enhanced role of the Secretary-General of ASEAN

 Other new initiatives and changes

ASEAN STRUCTURE
 ASEAN STRUCTURE

ASEAN Summit

 Meeting of the head of states and government

held twice annually

 The leaders provides policy guidance and

decides on key issues and important matters of
interest to members states to realize the
objectives of ASEAN
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ASEAN Coordinating Council

 Meets atleast twice a year

 Composed of the foreign ministers of the ten

ASEAN member states
 ASEAN STRUCTURE
ASEAN Community Councils

 The ASEAN Community Councils comprise Council of all the

three pillars of ASEAN. Under their purview is the relevant
ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies.

1. Composition of the ASEAN Political-Security

Community Council
2. Composition of the ASEAN Economic Community
Council
3. Composition of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
Council
 ASEAN SECRETARIAT
 Basic Function:

 To provide for the greater efficiency in the coordination of

ASEAN Organs and implementation of ASEAN projects
and activities

 Established in February 24, 1976

 Based in Jakarta, Indonesia

 Headed by the Secretary General

 Also acts as the Chief Administrative Officer of ASEAN

 Committee of Permanent
Representatives
 Each ASEAN Member State shall appoint a Permanent
Representative to ASEAN with the rank of Ambassador
based in Jakarta.

 The Permanent Representatives collectively constitute a

Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR), which
shall:

1. Support the work of the ASEAN Community

Councils and ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies;

1. Coordinate with ASEAN National Secretariats and

other ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies;
Committee of Permanent
Representatives
3. Liaise with the Secretary-General of ASEAN
and the ASEAN Secretariat on all subjects
relevant to its work;

3. Facilitate ASEAN cooperation with external

partners; and

3. Perform such other functions as may be

determined by the ASEAN Coordinating
Council.