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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its aims include promoting economic growth, regional peace, and collaboration among member states while enhancing legal frameworks and governance. ASEAN seeks to improve living standards and maintain cooperation with international organizations to achieve its goals.

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Asean

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its aims include promoting economic growth, regional peace, and collaboration among member states while enhancing legal frameworks and governance. ASEAN seeks to improve living standards and maintain cooperation with international organizations to achieve its goals.

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ASEAN

The Association of Southeast


Asian Nations
About ASEAN
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.
ASEAN Member States
The ASEAN Journey
On 8 August 1967, five
leaders – 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.
ASEAN Charter
The importance of the ASEAN Charter can be seen in the following contexts:
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 Aims
As set out in the ASEAN Declaration, the aims and purposes of ASEAN are:

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;
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;
promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic, social,
cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields;
provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities in the educational, professional,
technical and administrative spheres;
collaborate more effectively to encourage further growth in the agriculture and industry, and trade sectors. This
includes improving transportation and communications facilities and conducting studies on international
commodity trade with the overarching goal of raising the living standards of ASEAN peoples;
promote Southeast Asian studies; and
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.
Bibliography
https://asean.org/
https://asean.pl/

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