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One Vision. One Identity. One Community.
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, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, Vietnam 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.
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What is ASEAN?
ASEAN Community
The ASEAN 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. At the 9th ASEAN Summit in 2003, the ASEAN Leaders resolved to establish an ASEAN Community. At the 12th ASEAN Summit in January 2007, 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 Three ASEAN Pillars…
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
At the heart of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) is the commitment to lift the quality of life of its peoples through cooperative activities that are people-oriented, people-centred, environmentally friendly, and geared towards the promotion of sustainable development to face new and emerging challenges in ASEAN.
ASEAN Economic Community
The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 is a major milestone in the regional economic integration agenda of ASEAN, offering opportunities in the form of a huge market of USD 2.6 trillion and over 622 million people.
ASEAN Political-Security Community
To build on regional developments in the field of political and security cooperation, the ASEAN Leaders have agreed to establish the ASEAN Political- Security Community (APSC). The APSC aims to ensure peace between the countries in the region and with the wider world in a cohesive, democratic and harmonious environment.