Association of Southeast Asian
Nations
ESTABLISHMENT AND
MEMBERSHIP
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or
ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in
Bangkok by the five original Member Countries,
namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, and Thailand.
Brunei Darussalam joined on 8 January 1984
Vietnam on 28 July 1995
Laos and Myanmar on 23 July 1997
Cambodia on 30 April 1999
The Establishment of ASEAN
Bangkok Declaration, 8
August 1967
Goals of ASEAN
Toaccelerate the economic growth, social
progress and cultural development in the
region through joint endeavors; and
Topromote regional peace and stability
based on the rule of law & the principles of
the United Nations Charter.
The ASEAN Flag
In the ASEAN logo, the ten stalks of paddy (rice)
represent the ten Southeast Asian countries
bound together in friendship & solidarity. The
circle symbolizes the unity of ASEAN.
THREE PILLARS OF ASEAN
In 2003, the group agreed on the pursuit of
three pillars or “communities”.
ASEAN Security Community
ASEAN Economic Community
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
ASEAN Security Community
Based on the conviction that outstanding
territorial disputes should not escalate into
armed confrontation.
The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which
was established in 1994, is the
organization that carries out coordination
of security & foreign policy.
ASEAN Economic Community
Tocreate a common market & production
base within ASEAN states & to aid social
& economic development in the region.
ASEAN has focused on creating a Free
Trade Area (FTA) for investment, labor &
services.
ASEAN Free Trade Area
Launched in January 1992
• Eliminating tariff barriers among the Southeast Asian countries
• Integrating the ASEAN economies into a single production base
• Creating a regional market of over 500 million people
• ASEAN cooperation has resulted in greater regional integration.
Within three years from the launching of AFTA, exports among
ASEAN countries grew from US$43.26 billion in 1993 to almost
US$80 billion in 1996
ASEAN Free Trade Area
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In 1997, the ASEAN leaders adopted the
ASEAN Vision 2020, which aimed at
forging closer economic integration within
the region.
Development of Trans-ASEAN
transportation network consisting of major
inter-state highway and railway networks,
principal ports and sea lanes for maritime
traffic, inland waterway transport, and
major civil aviation links.
ASEAN HIGHWAY NETWORK 3
Shanghai
CHINA Changsha
INDIA
Dali
Tamu
Kunming
Ruili
Mandalay Thibaw Muse Shenzhen
Jinghong
MYANMAR Keng
Tung
LaoCai HANOI HONGKONG
Luang Haiphong
Meiktila Loilem Namtha
Udomxay
ChiangRai LAOS
VIENTIANE Vinh Laoag
Payagyi BanLaou
Tak Thakhek
UdonThani Savannakhet
YANGON Nakhon
Sawan
THAILAND Da Nang
Quang Ngai
Nakhon Pakse
MANILA
Ratchasima
Tavoy
BANGKOK CAMBODIA Matnog
Mergui PHNOMPENH VIETNAM
Bangsaphan Ho Chi Minh
Kawthoung Sihanouk Ville VungTao
PHILIPPINES SurigaoCity
Mindanao
Hat Yai
Banda Aceh
Ipoh
Kota Baharu BRUNEI
DARUSSALAM Sabah
Zamboanga
MALAYSIA
Kuantan BANDARSERI
Medan KUALALUMPUR BEGAWAN
Kuching Sarawak
Dumai
SINGAPORE Pontianak
Padang Kalimantan
Palembang
Banjarmasin
Bakahuni INDONESIA
JAKARTA
Cikampek Surakarta
Surabaya
SYMBOL : Bandung Denpasar
Planning
Bureau
ASEAN Highway
DOH
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
Tocombat the pitfalls of capitalism & free
trade, namely, disparity in wealth & job
loss.
Thiscommunity focuses on
disadvantaged groups such as rural
workers, women & children.
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
ASEAN has made major strides in building
cooperative ties with states in the Asia-Pacific
region
Consistent with its resolve to enhance
cooperation with other developing regions,
ASEAN maintains contact with other inter-
governmental organizations
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Dialogue Partners
Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, European Union, New Zealand, Republic of Korea,
Russian Federation, United States of America
STRUCTURES &
MECHANISMS
The highest decision-making organ of
ASEAN is the Meeting of the ASEAN
Heads of State and Government. The
ASEAN Summit is convened every year
The ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (Foreign
Ministers) is held on an annual basis.
Supporting these ministerial bodies are 29
committees of senior officials and 122
technical working groups.
ASEAN SUMMIT
To support the conduct of ASEAN’s external
relations, ASEAN has established committees
composed of heads of diplomatic missions in
major capitals
TheSecretary-General of ASEAN is appointed
on merit and accorded ministerial status. The
Secretary-General of ASEAN, who has a five-
year term, is mandated to initiate, advise,
coordinate, and implement ASEAN activities.
ASEAN has several specialized bodies and
arrangements promoting inter-governmental
cooperation in various fields
Achievements of ASEAN
Maintenance of an uninterrupted period of
peace & stability in the region.
Successful in preventing conflicts among
its member nations through negotiations.
ASEAN provided a forum in which govts.
have been able to communicate with each
other when ideology would otherwise have
kept them apart.
THANK YOU.
