The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on August 8, 1967 on the basis of the Bangkok Declaration, with its original five members, Indonesia Singapore, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. After 40 years of existence and development with many ups and downs, ASEAN has now become a regional intergovernmental organization covering 10 Southeast Asian countries (5 countries namely Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar). and Vietnam), is an important political-economic entity in Asia-Pacific and an indispensable partner in regional policy of major countries and important centers in the world. At present, ASEAN is moving to a new development stage with the overarching goal of forming the ASEAN Community by 2015 and acting on the legal basis of the ASEAN Charter.
This document is intended to provide some general information on ASEAN cooperation in the past 50 years.