ASEAN Summit

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ASEAN Summit

Motto: 
"One Vision, One Identity, One Community"

ASEAN members shown in green.

Headquarters  Indonesia

Member states
11 states[show]

Leaders

• Chairman  Rodrigo Duterte

• Secretary General  Le Luong Minh

Establishment 8 August 1967

Website
www.asean.org

The ASEAN Summit is a semiannual meeting held by the members of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations in relation to economic, and cultural development of Southeast Asian countries.[1]
The league of ASEAN is currently connected with other countries who aimed to participate on the missions and
visions of the league. Apparently, the league is conducting an annual meetings with other countries in an
organisation collectively known as the ASEAN dialogue partners. ASEAN +3 adds China, Japan and South Korea.
The formal summit are held in three days. The usual itinerary are as follows:
  ASEAN leaders hold an internal organisation meeting.
 ASEAN leaders hold a conference together with foreign ministers of the ASEAN Regional Forum.
 Leaders of 3 ASEAN Dialogue Partners (also known as ASEAN+3) namely China, Japan and South Korea
hold a meeting with the ASEAN leaders.
 And a separate meeting is set for leaders of 2 ASEAN Dialogue Partners (also known as ASEAN+CER)
namely Australia and New Zealand.

Contents
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 1History
 2Locations
 3Issues
o 3.1Thailand
o 3.2Myanmar (Burma)
o 3.3East Timor
o 3.414th ASEAN Summit and Protests
 4Free trade
o 4.1Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
 5References
 6External links

History[edit]
The First ASEAN summit was held in February 1976 in Bali.[2] At this summit, ASEAN expressed its readiness to
"develop fruitful relations" and mutually beneficial co-operation with other countries of the region. [3] The ASEAN
leaders signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.
On 2nd ASEAN summit held on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1977 was the occasion for the first summit meeting
between Japan and ASEAN. Japan expressed its intention to promote co-operation with ASEAN. [4]
On 9th ASEAN Summit; A meeting on 7 October 2003 on Bali, Indonesia. The leaders of the members nations
signed a declaration known as the Bali Concord II in which they agreed to pursue closer economic integration by
2020.
According to the declaration, "an ASEAN Community" would be set upon three pillars, "namely political and security
cooperation, economic cooperation, and socio-cultural cooperation; For the purpose of ensuring durable peace,
stability and shared prosperity in the region." The plan envisaged a region with a population of 500 million and
annual trade of US$720 billion. Also, a free trade area would be established in the region by 2020. ASEAN's leaders
also discussed setting up a security community alongside the economic one, though without any formal military
alliance.
During the same meeting, the People's Republic of China and ASEAN have also agreed to work faster toward a
mutual trade agreement, which will create the world's most populous market, with 1.7 billion consumers. Japan also
signed an agreement pledging to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers with ASEAN members.
On the 11th ASEAN summit last 12–14 December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Seven main issues were
discussed during the Summit. The issues are:

 the spread of bird flu

 southern Thailand conflict
 democracy in Myanmar
 crude oil prices fluctuation and poverty
 investment and trade
 ASEAN Charter
Immediately after the summit ended, the inaugural East Asia Summit was held.
The 12th ASEAN Summit was originally set to be hosted on Cebu island in the Philippines from 10 to 14 December.
However, on 8 December, organisers decided to move the summit schedule to 12–15 January 2007 due to Typhoon
Seniang. Cebu Metropolitan Area (composed of Cebu City, Mandaue City, Talisay City, and Lapu-Lapu City) jointly
hosted varied events of the summit. The actual conference was held at the Cebu International Convention Centre in
Mandaue City while the Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort & Spa in Lapu-Lapu City provided accommodations for
delegates and venues for smaller meetings.
At the 12th ASEAN Summit, the member countries of ASEAN signed five agreements pertaining to continuing
integration of ASEAN and enhancing political, economic and social co-operation in the region: [5]

 Cebu Declaration Towards a Caring and Sharing Community.

 Cebu Declaration on the Blueprint for the ASEAN Charter.
 Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of the Establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015.
 ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers.
 ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism.
The 13th ASEAN Summit was held from 18–22 November 2007, in Singapore. The theme was "One ASEAN at the
Heart of Dynamic Asia".
The key theme of the discussions was set to be on "Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable
Development". In line with the theme, the ASEAN Leaders' Declaration on Environmental Sustainability was signed
at the 13th ASEAN Summit and a proposal to work on a Singapore Declaration on the Environment was issued at
the 3rd East Asia Summit.
The leaders had endorsed the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint which will help chart concrete targets for
establishing a single market and production base in the ASEAN region by 2015.
The summit marking the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-EU ties was held on 22 November.
Other documents that had be[clarification needed] negotiated and signed:

 ASEAN Mutual Recognition Agreement on Architectural Services.

 ASEAN Framework Arrangement for the Mutual Recognition of Surveying Qualifications.
 Protocol to Implement the Sixth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on
Services.
 Agreements on trade and areas of co-operation with ASEAN Dialogue Partners.
The 15th Asean Summit was held from 23–25 October 2009 in Hua Hin, Cha Am, Thailand.[6] It involved the Leaders
from Asean league of Nations together with their dialogue partners from People's Republic of China, Japan, South
Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.
A flurry of meetings among Asian leaders on the last day raised the possibility of forging a regional free trade pact,
which is likely to be raised at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November 2009.
The 16th ASEAN Summit held in Ha Noi, Vietnam 9 April 2010 "Towards the Asean Community: from Vision to
Action".
The 17th ASEAN Summit in October 2010 in Vietnam Ha Noi.Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono did
not attend the opening ceremony of the Summit this afternoon. He had to cut short his trip and returned home to
oversee the rescue operation in the disaster-stricken area, after arriving here on Tuesday for a state visit prior to
attending the Summit.
The 18th ASEAN Summit in Jakarta capital of Indonesia.
The 19th ASEAN Summit in Bali, Indonesia at November 2011.
28th and 29th ASEAN Summits
The 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits were held from 6 to 7 September 2016 in Vientiane, Laos, under the theme
“Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community.” In 2016 Lao PDR assumed the Chairmanship of
ASEAN and the year 2016 also marked the start off of the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.
Apart from the two main Summits, other sideline Summits under the umbrella of ASEAN were also being held.
There were nine Summits with ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners under the ASEAN Plus One, ASEAN Plus Three
(APT) and East Asia Summit (EAS) cooperation frameworks. Also, under the sub-regional cooperation framework,
the Mekong-Japan Summit was held. In this occasion, there also provided the platform for the ASEAN Leaders also
to meet with Representatives of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), Representatives of ASEAN Youth,
and ASEAN Business Advisory Council. The main theme discussed at the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits was
regarding the further commitment for the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the three
community Blueprints. ASEAN Leaders also signed the ASEAN Declaration on One ASEAN, One Response:
ASEAN Responding to Disasters as One in the Region and Outside the Region.
South China Sea issues also came atop among important agenda at the Summit. At the Summit, the Philippines and
Japan expressed serious concerns over China’s maritime territorial claim and artificial islands in the South China
Sea. Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, called peaceful settlement of dispute between China and the Philippines.
The Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte reaffirmed at the meeting that the dispute should be solved “within the
boundaries of the law,”[7] referring to the Hague ruling under the Philippines v. China case in July 2016. The draft
statement of meetings include lukewarm criticism over China’s actions in the South China sea. [8] In addition there is
no statements about the community’s position on the Hague ruling. [9] No multilateral statement has been clearly
made to reflect the voice the ASEAN community as a whole on the South China’s Sea issues. China reiterated that
there should be no interference and the issues should be dealt in a bilateral manner.

Locations[edit]
The ASEAN Summit is held by its 10 Southeast Asian Countries annually.

ASEAN Formal Summits

No. Date Country Host Host leader

1st 23–24 February 1976  Indonesia Bali President Suharto

2nd 4–5 August 1977  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Hussein Onn

3rd 14–15 December 1987  Philippines Manila President Corazon Aquino

4th 27‒29 January 1992  Singapore Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong

5th 14‒15 December 1995  Thailand Bangkok Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa

6th 15‒16 December 1998  Vietnam Hanoi Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải

7th 5‒6 November 2001  Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah

8th 4‒5 November 2002  Cambodia Phnom Penh Prime Minister Hun Sen

9th 7‒8 October 2003  Indonesia Bali President Megawati Soekarnoputri

 Prime Minister Bounnhang
10th 29‒30 November 2004  Laos Vientiane
Vorachith

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad

11th 12‒14 December 2005  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Badawi

12th 11‒14 January 20071  Philippines2 Cebu President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

13th 18‒22 November 2007  Singapore Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

27 February–1 March
Cha Am & Hua Hin
2009
14th3

 Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva

10–11 April 2009 Pattaya

15th 23−25 October 2009 Cha Am & Hua Hin

16th 8–9 April 2010

 Vietnam Hanoi Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng

17th 28–31 October 2010

18th 7–8 May 2011 Jakarta

President Susilo Bambang
 Indonesia4
Yudhoyono
19th 14–19 November 2011 Bali

20th 3–4 April 2012

 Cambodia Phnom Penh Prime Minister Hun Sen

21st 17–20 November 2012

22nd 24–25 April 2013

 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
23rd 9–10 October 2013

24th 10–11 May 2014  Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw President Thein Sein
 25th 10–12 November 2014

26th 26‒27 April 2015 Kuala Lumpur & Langkawi

 Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak
27th 18–22 November 2015 Kuala Lumpur

28th
6–8 September 2016  Laos Vientiane Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith
29th

30th 28–29 April 2017 Manila

 Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
31st 13–14 November 2017 Angeles

32nd April 2018

 Singapore Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

33rd November 2018

1
 Postponed from 10‒14 December 2006 due to Typhoon Utor (Seniang).

2
 hosted the summit because Burma backed out due to enormous pressure from US and EU

 This summit consisted of two parts.

3

The first part was moved from 12‒17 December 2008 due to the 2008 Thai political crisis.
The second part was aborted on 11 April due to protesters entering the summit venue.

 
4
 Indonesia hosted twice in a row by swapping years with   Brunei, as it will play host to APEC (and the possibility of
hosting the G20 summit which ultimately fell to Russia) in 2013.

During the fifth summit in Bangkok, the leaders decided to meet "informally" between each formal summit.

[show]ASEAN Informal Summits

ASEAN Summit for Public Relations (APRS).

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Issues[edit]
Thailand[edit]
Further information: South Thailand insurgency
Prior to the ASEAN summit, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra publicly threatened to walk out of the meeting if
any member states raised the issue of the Thai government's handling of the insurgency in south Thailand. He
stated "If the topic is raised, I will fly back home". [10] This is notable since leaders have often shown solidarity with
each other over high-profile issues such as East Timor and Myanmar's handling of Aung San Suu Kyi. Furthermore,
one of the principles on which ASEAN was founded is a stated principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of
other member states. Any tension has been kept from the public view and leaders have avoided confrontational
statements in public.
Indonesia (the world's most populous Muslim country) and Malaysia however were particularly vehement in their
condemnation over the Thai government's handling of the events in south Thailand with a former Malaysian Prime
minister going to the extent of suggesting that the Southern Thai states should be given autonomy power. The
Malaysian foreign minister further was quoted as saying that there is no such thing as absolute non-interference. It
is thought that Thaksin's statement was made following the Malaysian government's passing of an opposition
resolution condemning the Thai government for the death of at least 85 Muslim protestors in south Thailand.
Laotian spokesman Yong Chanthalangsy stated "I think we have a golden rule, that is non-interference in the
internal affairs of each other." He added "It is a courtesy among the leaders, among the ministers, that if one of the
leaders does not wish to discuss a question, all the leaders will respect it."
Myanmar (Burma)[edit]
Also prior to the 2004 summit, Myanmar had taken steps to rehabilitate itself by releasing up to 9,000 prisoners who
were imprisoned under the old junta. Myanmar's new leader General Soe Win attended the conference and foreign
minister Ne Win had already made pre-summit press releases on Myanmar's continuing commitment for
the roadmap to democracy.
Myanmar was due to hold the chair of ASEAN in 2006. This however had created criticism from various factions.
The United States and the European Union publicly announced that they might boycott any ASEAN-related event if
Myanmar was the chair. In July 2005, during an ASEAN foreign minister meeting in Vientiane, Myanmar decided to
postpone its turn. The Philippines, the country next in line, instead held the ASEAN chair in 2006.
Apart from the US, various ASEAN lawmakers have called Myanmar's membership to be stripped due to its poor
human rights record.[11]
East Timor[edit]
Main article: Accession of East Timor to ASEAN
The new nation of East Timor, previously ruled by Indonesia, has had a long struggle with ASEAN. East Timor,
during its long process towards independence, has sought to have observer status in ASEAN, much like Papua New
Guinea, and eventually official member status. Historically, ASEAN countries supported Indonesia over East Timor,
with the Philippines and Malaysia barring overseas NGOs from participating in East Timor conferences in the late
1990s. More recently, Myanmar opposed granting observer status to East Timor because of the latter's support for
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
In 2002, East Timor was recognised as an observer of ASEAN and joined the ASEAN Regional Forum in 2005.[12]
[13]
 In December 2005, the government of East Timor stated the nation would be a member of ASEAN by 2011. [14]
The nation's President were already applied for a membership at the 39th Annual Ministerial Meeting of ASEAN
Foreign Ministers last 2006 held on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [15] Yet the request were still pending including the
independent state of Papua New Guinea.
14th ASEAN Summit and Protests[edit]
The 14th ASEAN summit was held from 26 to 1 February March 2009 in Hua Hin, Thailand. It was originally
scheduled for December 2008, but was postponed due to the political crisis in Thailand. At the summit, the ASEAN
leaders signed the Cha-am Hua Hin Declaration on the Roadmap for an ASEAN Community and adopted various
other documents, including the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural
Community Blueprint.[16] The ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area was established. [17] It is one of Asia's
largest trade arrangements and covers trade in goods, investment and services, financial services,
telecommunications, electronic commerce and intellectual property. [18]
 The summit was reconvened in Pattaya, Thailand on 10 April 2009. This second part of the summit was to consist of
various meetings between the ASEAN members and one or more non-ASEAN countries from 10–12 April. However,
it was aborted on 11 April when hundreds of protesters forced their way past security forces into the venue. [19] Many
of the visiting leaders had to be evacuated from the venue by helicopter to a nearby military airbase, although none
were injured. The protests were part of the 2008–2009 Thai political crisis and were not believed to be directed at
ASEAN leaders but rather at Thailand's government. [20]

Free trade[edit]
China signed a trade deal with ASEAN. Between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) and India, a free trade agreement has been set. The initial deal was signed on 8 October 2003 in
Indonesia and the final agreement was on 13 August 2009. it came into effect on 1 January 2010. The latest
ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit was held in New Delhi on 20–21 December 2012. As of 2011-12, two-way
trade between India & ASEAN stood at US$79 billion. This is considered one of the largest FTAs in the world. Tariffs
on over 4,000 product varieties will be eliminated by 2016.
At the same time, Australia and New Zealand started the negotiation for a free trade deal with ASEAN. The aim of
the negotiation is to significantly reduce trade barriers by 2016. [21][22]
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation[edit]
ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia is open for non-ASEAN states to accede. It requires
the contracting parties to forgo any threat or use of force against each other.
The Foreign Ministers of ASEAN member states determined that invitation to the inaugural East Asian Summit, the
first of which is to be held in late 2005 and hosted by Malaysia, was to be restricted to parties to the treaty.
The Howard Government in Australia, although seeking invitation, was reluctant to accede to the treaty claiming it
was out of date and might conflict with obligations and rights it had under other treaties. However, with entry to the
Summit confined to parties to the treaty, and with domestic pressure to sign, Australia decided in early 2005 to sign
the treaty on the condition that its rights under the UN Charter are recognised as inalienable. Upon the
announcement of accession, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer was asked whether or not he
considered himself an east Asian, he replied: "Do I consider myself an East Asian? ... I consider myself an
Australian."

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN_Summit

ASEAN Leaders adopt Master Plan on Connectivity 2025

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VIENTIANE, 6 September 2016 – ASEAN Leaders adopted the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 (MPAC 2025)
in Vientiane, Lao PDR today. The MPAC 2025, which succeeds the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2010, focuses
on five strategic areas: sustainable infrastructure, digital innovation, seamless logistics, regulatory excellence and people
mobility. The MPAC 2025 was developed in consultation with relevant ASEAN Sectoral Bodies and other stakeholders.
The remaining initiatives from MPAC 2010 were evaluated and incorporated in the MPAC 2025.

Sustainable Infrastructure: Given that ASEAN needs at least US$110 billion of infrastructure investment each year to
support future growth, the MPAC 2025 aims to help investors seize opportunities in sustainable infrastructure by
improving project preparations, enhancing infrastructure productivity and supporting cities in adopting sustainable
practices.

Digital Innovation: Digital technologies in ASEAN could potentially be worth up to US$625 billion by 2030, which may be
derived from increased efficiency, new products and services. Capturing digital innovation requires the establishment of
regulatory frameworks for the delivery of new digital services; support for the sharing of best practices on open data; and
equipping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with the capabilities to access these new technologies.

Seamless Logistics: Improving logistics competitiveness will ease the movement of goods within the ASEAN community,
increasing business opportunities for ASEAN citizens. MPAC 2025 aims to support this by identifying and addressing key
bottlenecks on important trade routes in ASEAN.

Regulatory Excellence: ASEAN Member States have reduced tariffs significantly, benefiting consumers in the region.
The MPAC focuses on standards harmonisation, mutual recognition and technical regulations, as well as trade-distorting
non-tariff measures in order to achieve regulatory excellence.

People Mobility:  The number of tourists from outside ASEAN could reach 150 million by 2025. The MPAC 2025 will
focus on providing comprehensive information on travel options and simplifying visa application processes. It will also
develop high-quality qualification frameworks in critical vocational occupations, which ASEAN Member States could
implement according to their national circumstances, and encourage greater mobility of intra-ASEAN university students.

“The Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 is ambitious, but it is also practical. We have designed strong
implementation mechanisms to ensure that effective coordination takes place among various agencies and we can see
real change happen over the next 10 years,” said H.E. Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR and
Chair of ASEAN Coordinating Council which oversees connectivity matters for the regional body.

With a young population, a strategic location and a range of technologies it can leverage, if implemented effectively, the
MPAC 2025 will only bring more economic and educational opportunities for the peoples of ASEAN and can prove that
the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The Master Plan was prepared with the support of the Australian Government through the ASEAN-Australia Development
Cooperation Program II (AADCP II).

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ASEAN Leaders gather in Vientiane for the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits
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ASEAN Leaders gather in Vientiane for the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits

VIENTIANE, 5 September 2016 – The Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will gather in
Vientiane, Lao PDR on 6-8 September for their annual meeting. This is the first ASEAN Summit following the formal
establishment of the ASEAN Community on 31 December 2015.

The 28th and 29th Summits will be held back-to-back under the Chairmanship of Lao PDR.  The Laotian President H.E
Bounnhang Vorachith will grace the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, which start
tomorrow at the National Convention Centre.

At these Summits, the Leaders will review the progress of implementation of the ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025 in
their initial year. The Leaders are expected to provide guidance and directives in addressing the challenges of
implementing the Blueprints. ASEAN will also further consolidate its unity and centrality in responding to the dynamic geo-
political landscape.

Several important documents aimed to improve the lives of ASEAN peoples will also be adopted highlighting ASEAN’s
commitment to realising the people-oriented, people-centred ASEAN in line with the spirit of the ASEAN Charter.

The ASEAN Leaders will be meeting with the Heads of State/Government of the ASEAN Dialogue Partners including
Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea and the United States as well as those of the East Asia Summit
countries. They will also meet with their counterparts in the ASEAN Plus Three Summit.

The other anticipated highlights in this Summit are the launch of “Visit ASEAN@50” campaign logo – an initiative of the
tourism sector, the Master Plan for ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 as well as the Third Work Plan of the Initiative for
ASEAN Integration (IAI Work Plan III). The MPAC 2025 and IAI Work Plan III will form part of the ASEAN 2025: Forging
Ahead Together to support the implementation of the three Community Blueprints.

The ASEAN Community is the realisation of the ASEAN Leaders’ vision for the regional grouping to build and achieve
community status by 2015. “The ASEAN Community, as a whole, should realise its potentials for its intended
beneficiaries.  Following the Community’s formal establishment, the stakeholders will now expect to see concrete and
meaningful results from the region’s community building agenda,” said H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN.
“While progress has been made in narrowing the development gap among ASEAN Member States, the challenge is to
ensure that the regional integration agenda benefits all,” he added.

The ASEAN Leaders will also issue the “ASEAN Declaration on One ASEAN, One Response: ASEAN Responding to
Disasters as One in the Region and Outside the Region.” This declaration emphasises ASEAN’s commitment to respond
to disasters as a collective outfit.

An ASEAN Economic Community Symposium 2016 will also be held as part of the ASEAN Business and Investment
Summit 2016, with the theme of “Global Megatrends.”

ASEAN was founded in Bangkok, Thailand on 8 August 1967 when the five founding members – Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – signed the ASEAN Declaration. Since then, ASEAN has expanded and enlarged its
membership with the inclusion of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Summit
is ASEAN’s highest policy-making body.

This is the second time Lao PDR holds the ASEAN Chairmanship. Lao PDR joined as member of ASEAN in 1997 and
held the ASEAN Chairmanship for the first time in 2004.

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Statements

 Chairman’s Statement of The 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits

 Joint Statement of The 19th ASEAN-China Summit to Commemorate The 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-China
Dialogue Relations
 Joint Statement between ASEAN and China On Production Capacity Cooperation
 Joint Statement on The Application of The Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea in The South China Sea
 ASEAN Plus Three Statement on Active Ageing
 ASEAN Plus Three Leaders’ Statement on Promoting Sustainable Development Cooperation
 Joint Leaders’ Statement on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
 ASEAN Joint Statement to The Thirteenth Meeting of The Conference of Parties to The Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD COP 13)
 ASEAN Joint Statement on Climate Change to The 22nd Conference of The Parties (COP-22) to The United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
 East Asia Summit Statement on Non-Proliferation
 Chairman’s Statement of The 19th ASEAN-China Summit to Commemorate The 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-
China Dialogue Relations
 Chairman’s Statement of The 14th ASEAN-India Summit
 Chairman’s Statement of The 8th ASEAN-United Nations Summit
 Chairman’s Statement of The 19th ASEAN Plus Three Summit
 Chairman’s Statement of The First ASEAN-Australia Biennial Summit
 Chairman’s Statement of The 4th ASEAN-United States Summit
 Chairman’s Statement of The 18th ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit
 Chairman’s Statement of The 19th ASEAN-Japan Summit
 Chairman’s Statement of The 11th East Asia Summit

Speeches

 Welcoming Remarks by H.E. Thongloun SISOULITH, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR at the Opening Ceremony of
the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits
 Keynote Address by H.E. Bounnhang VORACHITH, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic at the
Opening Ceremony of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits
 Closing Remarks By H.E. Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR at the Closing Ceremony of the
28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related Summits and Handing Over of ASEAN Chairmanship to the Republic
of the Philippines

Agreements and Declarations

  ASEAN-Australia Joint Declaration for Cooperation to Combat International Terrorism
 ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Education for Out-of-school Children and Youth (OOSCY)
 Vientiane Declaration on Transition from Informal Employment to Formal Employment towards Decent Work
Promotion in ASEAN
 ASEAN Declaration of Commitment on HIV and AIDS: Fast-Tracking and Sustaining HIV and AIDS Responses
To End the AIDS Epidemic by 2030
 Vientiane Declaration on Reinforcing Cultural Heritage Cooperation in ASEAN
 ASEAN Declaration on ONE ASEAN, ONE RESPONSE: ASEAN Responding to Disasters as One in The Region
and Outside The Region
 East Asia Summit Declaration on Strengthening Responses to Migrants in Crisis and Trafficking in Persons
 Pakse Declaration on ASEAN Roadmap for Strategic Development of Ecotourism Clusters and Tourism Corridors

Documents

 “ASEAN Guidelines for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Development and Collaboration”
 The ASEAN Food Safety Regulatory Framework (AFSRF)
 ASEAN Institutional Framework on Access to Finance for MSME
 ASEAN Trade Facilitation Framework
 Starting a Business

Press Releases

 ASEAN Leaders adopt Master Plan on Connectivity 2025

 ASEAN Leaders consolidate efforts for regional integration
 Lao PDR deposits instrument of ratification for the protocol to the ASEAN Charter on dispute settlement
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 ASEAN Launches Investment Report 2016
 ASEAN Leaders gather in Vientiane for the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits

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 The 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and Related Meetings