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Association of Southeast Asian NationsAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations

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The Establishment of ASEANThe Establishment of ASEAN

Bangkok, 8 August 1967

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ASEAN’s Member CountriesASEAN’s Member Countries

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ASEAN Basic DataASEAN Basic Data

Total Population : 497.56 million Total GDP : US$ 737.48 billion Total trade: US$ 720 billion Total Area : 4,495,493 sq.km

Source: An Overview of ASEAN, 2000Source: An Overview of ASEAN, 2000

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Goals of ASEANGoals of ASEAN

To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavors; and

To promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law.

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POLITICAL OBJECTIVES:POLITICAL OBJECTIVES:

PEACE AND STABILITYPEACE AND STABILITY

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Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (1976)Southeast Asia (1976)

Contains fundamentals principles on interstate relations.

Provides mechanisms for pacific settlement of disputes.

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Treaty on the Southeast Asia Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free ZoneNuclear Weapon-Free Zone

15 December 199515 December 1995

An undertaking by ASEAN states not to develop, manufacture, acquire, possess, test or use nuclear weapons.

Negotiations for the accession of Nuclear Weapon States are underway.

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ASEAN Regional ForumASEAN Regional Forum

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ASEAN Regional ForumASEAN Regional Forum

Confidence-building

Preventive diplomacy

Conflict resolution

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ASEAN Regional ForumASEAN Regional Forum(ARF)(ARF)

Brunei Darussalam

Indonesia

MalaysiaPhilippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Cambodia

Laos

MyanmarPapua New Guinea

Australia

Canada

China

India

Japan

New Zealand

Russia

United States

European Union

Mongolia

DPRK

Rep. of Korea

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ASEAN GOAL:ASEAN GOAL:

ECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC INTEGRATION

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ASEAN Free Trade AreaASEAN Free Trade Area

To eliminate tariff among thebarriers

Southeast Asian with a viewcountries to integrating

the ASEAN economies into a single production base

and creating a regional 500 million people.market of

Launched in January 1993

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Average tariff under AFTA

ASEAN Free Trade Area

19930

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15

20

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Percent

2002

12.76%12.76%

3.57%3.57%

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ASEAN Free Trade AreaASEAN Free Trade Area Intra ASEAN trade

vis-à-vis total trade

196712% 2002

23.2%

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Integrating ASEANIntegrating ASEAN

17DOH

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PlanningBureau

Fig. 1 ASEAN HIGHWAY NETWORK

CHINA

THAILAND

VIETNAM

INDONESIA

PHILIPPINES

MALAYSIA

HONG KONG

SINGAPORE

BRUNEI

INDIA

Laoag

CAMBODIA

LAOS

DenpasarSurabaya

Surakarta

Bandung

JAKARTABakahuni

Palembang

Padang

Medan

Banda AcehIpoh

Kota BaharuHat Yai

Sarawak

Kalimantan

Sabah

Mindanao

Zamboanga

Ho Chi MinhSihanouk Ville

Da Nang

Haiphong

ThakhekBan Laou

Vinh

HANOI

Chiang Rai

Kunming

Tak Udon Thani

VIENTIANE

Mergui

Tavoy

Meiktila

Mandalay

Tamu

Changsha

Shanghai

Shenzhen

YANGONMANILA

BANDAR SERIBEGAWAN

PHNOM PENH

TungKeng

Loilem

BANGKOK

NakhonRatchasima

Dumai

Cikampek

Udomxay

NakhonSawan

Kuantan

DARUSSALAM

Banjarmasin

Lao CaiJinghong

NamthaLuang

Vung Tao

SYMBOL :

ASEAN Highway

MYANMARThibawMuse

KUALA LUMPUR

Dali

Payagyi

Bangsaphan

Savannakhet

Ruili

Kawthoung

Kuching

Pontianak

PakseQuang Ngai

Matnog

Surigao City

ASEAN HIGHWAY NETWORKASEAN HIGHWAY NETWORK

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SINGAPORE-KUNMING SINGAPORE-KUNMING RAIL-LINKRAIL-LINK

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ASEAN TourismASEAN Tourism

To promote Southeast Asia as a single tourism destination.

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e-ASEAN To encourage and facilitate the growth of

e-commerce;

Utilization of ICT in social services and government operations; and

To narrow the digital divide within the region.

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FINANCIAL COOPERATIONFINANCIAL COOPERATIONASEAN Surveillance ProcessASEAN Surveillance Process

Monitoring of global, regional and national financial developments

Peer review

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The Chiang Mai InitiativeThe Chiang Mai Initiative

An expanded ASEAN Swap Arrangement to help countries meet temporary liquidity problems

A network of bilateral swap arrangements among ASEAN countries, China, Japan and Republic of Korea

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FUNCTIONAL COOPERATIONFUNCTIONAL COOPERATION

Human and social development Culture and information Science and technology Environment Transnational crime, including

terrorism, drugs and narcotics trafficking.

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EXTERNAL RELATIONSEXTERNAL RELATIONSDialogue PartnersDialogue Partners

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EXTERNAL RELATIONSEXTERNAL RELATIONS

Inter-regional cooperationInter-regional cooperation

Asia-Europe MeetingAsia-Europe MeetingAsia-Pacific Economic CooperationAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

East Asia-Latin America ForumEast Asia-Latin America Forum

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