Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Welcome to the ASEAN Secretariat

Asean Secretariat building established on 9 May 1981

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The Establishment of ASEAN

Bangkok, 8 August 1967

ASEANs Member Countries

ASEAN 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, 2000

Goals 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: PEACE AND STABILITY

Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (1976)

Contains fundamentals principles on interstate relations. Provides mechanisms for pacific settlement of disputes.

Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone

15 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 Forum

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ASEAN Regional Forum

Confidence-building
Preventive diplomacy Conflict resolution

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Cambodia Brunei Darussalam

Canada China
DPRK

Australia

Vietnam

European Union

United States

India

Thailand

ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)

Indonesia

Singapore

Japan

Russia

Laos

Rep. of Korea Philippines Papua New Guinea Myanmar New Zealand

Mongolia

Malaysia

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ASEAN GOAL:

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

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ASEAN Free Trade Area

Launched in January 1992 To eliminate tariff barriers among the

Southeast Asian countries with a view to integrating

the ASEAN economies into a single production base

and creating a regional market of 500 million people.

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ASEAN Free Trade Area

Average tariff under AFTA
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P 15 e r c 10 e n t 5

12.76%

3.57%

0 1993 2002
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ASEAN Free Trade Area

Intra ASEAN trade vis--vis total trade

23.2% 12%

2002 1967
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Integrating ASEAN

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ASEAN HIGHWAY NETWORK

CHINA INDIA
Ta u m Ru ili Ma d la Th a Mu e n a y ib w s Me iktila Lo m ile Pa g ya yi Da li Ku m g n in Jin h n gog Sh n e e zh n Sh n h i aga Ch n sh ag a

MYANMAR Keng n g Tu

Ch n Ra ia g i Ta k Na o kh n Sa a wn

LAO S h VIENTIANE Vin

Na o kh n Ra a im tch s a

La Ca o i Lu n ag Na th ma Ud m y o xa

HANO I

Ha h n ip o g

HO KO NG NG
La a og

YANGO N
Ta y vo Me u rg i Ka th u g w on

THAILAND

Ba La u n o Th kh k a e Ud n Th n Sa n a e o a i va n kh t Pa kse

Da Na g n Qu n Ng i ag a

MANILA
Ma o tn g

BANGKO K

CAMBO DIA
PHNOM PENH

Ba g p a n sa h n Sih n u Ville aok

VIETNAM

Ho Ch Min i h Vu g Ta n o

PHILIPPINES
DARUSSALAM Sabah BANDAR SERI BEGAW AN

Su a City rig o

Ba d Ace na h

Ha Ya t i Ko Ba a ta h ru Ip h o Me a dn

Min a a d no

MALAYSIA
Ku n n a ta

BRUNEI
Sa w k ra a

Za b a g mo na

KUALA LUMPUR
Du a mi

Pa a g dn

SINGAPO RE
Pa m a g le b n

Ku in ch g

Po tia a n nk

Ka a ta limn n Ba ja ain n rms

Ba h n ka u i

JAKARTA
Ba d n n ug

INDO NESIA
Su ka ra rta Su b ya ra a De p s r n aa

Cika p k me

SYMBO : L

Planning Bureau

ASEAN Hig wy ha

DOH
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SINGAPORE-KUNMING RAIL-LINK
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ASEAN 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 COOPERATION ASEAN Surveillance Process

Monitoring of global, regional and national financial developments

Peer review

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The 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 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 RELATIONS
Dialogue Partners

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EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Dialogue Partners

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EXTERNAL RELATIONS Inter-regional cooperation

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ASEAN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

ASEAN SUMMIT

AEM

AMM

AFMM

Others

SEOM

ASC

SOM

ASFOM

Committees

ASEAN Secretariat
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ASEAN SECRETARIAT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Secretary-General of ASEAN

Deputy Secretary-General Operations

Deputy Secretary-General Corporate Affairs

Director Economic Cooperation

Director Functional Cooperation

Director Financial Cooperation

Director Programme Coordination & External Relations

Administration Finance Personel Information Technology Special Projects Public Information

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LRS : 135
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THANK YOU.
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