ASEAN general history Flashcards
When was ASEAN established?
8 August 1967 in Bangkok
Who were the founding countries of ASEAN?
- Indonesia (Adam Malik)
- Malaysia ( Tun Abdul Razak)
- Philippines (Narciso Ramos)
- Singapore (S. Rajaratnam)
- Thailand (Thanat Kohman)
What are the other 5 countries in ASEAN?
- Brunei (84)
- Vietnam (95)
- Lao PDR (97)
- Myanmar (97)
- Cambodia (99)
When was the first SEA-10 submit held?
Bangkok 1995
What are the 7 aims and purposes of ASEAN?
- Economic growth, social progress and cultural development
- Regional peace and stability
- Economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative collaboration
- Mutual assistance in training and research
- Collaboration in agriculture and industry, trade transportation and communications, and the improvement of living standards
- Promotion of Southeast Asian studies
- Cooperation with regional and international organisations
When was the 1st ASEAN summit?
1976 where the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation was produced
What were the pledges made in the ToAaC?
- Respect the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity,
and national identity of all countries; - The right of every member state to lead its national existence free from
external interference, subversion or coercion; - Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another;
- Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful means;
- Reunification of threat or the use of force; and
- Effective cooperation among themselves
What is the ASEAN charter?
Created in 2008 –legally binding agreement between AMS and US
What are the three pillars of the ASEAN community?
It was created in 2003 at the 9th ASEAN summit.
- Political-Security Community
- Economic Community
- Socio-Cultural Community
When was the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 created?
At the 27th ASEAN Summit
When was the 1st ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers’ Meeting (TELMIN)?
13-14 July 2001 in KL
TELMIN launched the ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2020 (AIM2020) in Nov 15 in Da Nang, Viet Nam.
What is ASEAN+3?
In 1997, the first summit between ASEAN and China, Japan and Korea took place.
Summits would be held in conjunction with annual the ASEAN Summit.
What is the East Asia Summit (EAS?)
10 AMS + Australia, China, Japan, India, NZ, Korea, Russia and US
(Indo-Pacific Region)
How many ASEAN summits have there been?
35
When has SG hosted the ASEAN summits?
4 times
4th: 1992
13th: 2007
32nd: 2018
33rd: 2018
