History of Asean and Asean (Plus)
1. Meaning and History of ASEAN
ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic organization of ten Southeast Asian countries. It was formed on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand .
2. The Purpose of ASEAN
- To accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region.
- To promote regional peace and stability.
- To promote collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest.
- To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities.
- To collaborate for the better utilisation of agriculture and industry to raise the living standards of the people.
- To promote Southeast Asian studies.
- To maintain close, beneficial co-operation with existing international organisations with similar aims and purposes.
- Indonesia Joined ASEAN on 8 August 1967
- Malaysia Joined ASEAN on 8 August 1967
- The Philippines Joined ASEAN on 8 August 1967
- Singapore Joined ASEAN on 8 August 1967
- Thailand Joined ASEAN on 8 August 1967
- Brunei Joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984
- Vietnam Joined ASEAN on 28 July 1995
- Laos Joined ASEAN on 23 July 1997
- Myanmar (Burma) Joined ASEAN on 23 July 1997
- Cambodia Joined ASEAN on 30 April 1999
4. What is ASEAN way?
The 'ASEAN Way' refers to a methodology or approach to solving issues that respects the cultural norms of Southeast Asia.
5.What are ASEAN Plus Countries?
When you see ASEAN +1 or ASEAN +2 it means meetings between ASEAN and countries/dialogue partners outside ASEAN,
for example,
ASEAN+1 means ASEAN + China or Japan or Korea or India. So in this case the plus country is not fixed.
ASEAN+3 means ASEAN+China+Japan+Korea; that's fixed.
SEAN Plus 6
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