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ASEAN

The association of southeast asian nations--Asean for short, is an association that

consist of (10)Southeast asian states,(today).In 1967 August 8,
Thailand,Indonesia,Philippines,Singapore and Malaysia signed the Asean declaration in
Bangkok,thailand.The aim was to improve economic, political and social cooperation and also
was to balance political conflicts between these countries that existed as a consequence of
decolonization and post-colonization.

A forerunner of the ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asia or ASA, ASA is a regional block of
the philippines, malaysia, and thailand that was formed in 1961 July 31, While the articulated
goal of this regionalism process was cultural and economic cooperation, there were also politics
goals gleaned. Some challenges were encountered from its inception such as lack of confidence
from other southeast asia nations.

Four years after, Representatives from Indonesia and Singapore along with those former ASA
member states, engaged in informal discussions in a coastal resort in Bang Saeng, where they
formed the idea of a Southeast Asian Cooperation. In August 8 1967, these foreign ministers sat
down in Bangkok, Thailand and signed the Asean Declaration. Also referred to as the founding
father of ASEAN, the five ministers present were Adam Malik(Indonesia), Narciso R.
Ramos(Philippines), Tun Abdul Razak(Malaysia), S Rajaratnam(Singapore), and Thanat
Khoman(Thailand).

A milestone in the journey toward asean integration was the development and adoption of the
asean economic blueprint to advance vision of an asean economic community.

The ASEAN Economic Community - envisions ASEAN as a single market and production base.
Free flow of goods, services, investments, capital, and labor will allow the development of
production networks in the region and enhance ASEAN's capacity as the global supply chain.

The Asean economic community has the following characteristic;

•Single market and production

•Competitive economic region
•Equitable economic outcomes
•Integration into the global economy
Asean does not only want economic cooperation but also the establishment of an Asean socio-
cultural community.

Socio-cultural community -An inclusive community that promotes high quality of life, equitable
access to opportunities for all, and promotes and protects human rights. A sustainable
community that promotes social development and environmental protection.

The blueprint characterize the Asean community as follows;

•Empowering to people

•Inclusive

•Sustainable

•Resilient

•Dynamic

Asean +3

In 1997, a summit was held in malaysia among members of asean and three other countries China,Japan
and South korea as a necessary dialogue due to the financial turmoil at that time.The commitments in
this cooperation focus on issues on energy, transfort, and technology.