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The ASEAN Declaration [1] or Bangkok Declaration is the founding document of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It was signed in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by the five ASEAN founding members, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It states the basic principles of ASEAN: co-operation, amity, and non ...
After conducting negotiations and finalizing the treaty for SEANWFZ by an ASEAN working group, the SEANWFZ treaty finally signed by the heads of government from 10 ASEAN member states in Bangkok on December 15, 1995. The treaty took effect on 28 March 1997 [1] after all but one of the member states have ratified it. It became fully effective on ...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [d] commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, [e] is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia.Together, its member states represent a population of more than 600 million people and land area of over 4.5 million km 2 (1.7 million sq mi). [14]
This process began with ASEAN's five original members, who founded the association through the signing of the Bangkok Declaration in 1967. Since then, the ASEAN's membership has grown to ten with the accession of Cambodia in 1999. Currently, three states are seeking accession to ASEAN: Bangladesh, [1] [2] [3] Papua New Guinea [4] [5] and East ...
The delegations of all 5 countries opted to await Ceylon's response to the invitation and there delegation's arrival to Bangkok and sign the declaration as a founding member of ASEAN. [2] Then Thai Foreign Minister informed the Ceylon embassy affirmatively, indicating his intention to consult with the other foreign ministers on this proposal.
On 7 October 2003, during the annual summit, a declaration was released that says: [6] "A High Council of [the treaty] shall be the important component in the ASEAN Security Community since it reflects ASEAN's commitment to resolve all differences, disputes and conflicts peacefully."
The declaration comes at a sensitive time, as the war in Gaza rages into its 10th month and as Israel and Hamas are weighing an internationally backed cease-fire proposal that would wind down the ...
Bangkok Declaration may refer to: The 1967 ASEAN Declaration; The 1993 Bangkok Declaration on human rights This page was last edited on 29 ...