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Nov 23, 2015

[CA/GK] About ASEAN

ASEAN

v Association of South East Nations
v HQ: Jakarta
v Working Languages: English; Motto: “One Vision, One Identity, One Community
v 1967 (Bangkok Declaration): 5 countries joined; later 5 countries joined
v Now, total countries in ASEAN group is 10
(1) Brunei                              (2) Cambodia
(3) Indonesia                        (4) Laos
(5) Malaysia                         (6) Myanmar
(7) Philippines                      (8) Singapore
(9) Thailand                          (10) Vietnam
v 2 observers
(1)  Papua New Guinea
(2)  Timor Leste



v 1997: ASEAN + 3 formed (ASEAN + India, China, South Korea)
v 2006: ASEAN gets observer Status in UN General Assembly
v 2010: CMI (Chainag Mai Initiative) - a currency swap agreement among ASEAN+3
v ASEAN countries agreed to bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030
v Strategically ASEAN nations are important for India -
·        Most of the ASEAN countries are at the intersections of major land and sea routes
·        ASEAN countries are rich in energy
·        India - ASEAN community
·        ASEAN is India's largest trading partner after EU, USA and China
v India – ASEAN Free trade Agreement signed
v 1994: ARF (ASEAN Regional Forum) = ASEAN (10) + Dialogue Partners (10) + Others (7) [Dialogue Partners: Australia, Canada, China, EU, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Russia and USA; Others: Bangladesh, North Korea, Mongolia, Pakistan, Papua, Timor and Sri Lanka]

v ASEAN Summits
2014 - Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar)
2015 (27th Summit) - Langkawi / Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

EAS Summit
East Asia Summit (EAS) = ASEAN + China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, USA and Russia
9th EAS Summit (2014) – Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar)
10th EAS Summit (2015) – Langkawi / Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)








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