Indonesia in ASEAN

On 8 August 1967, together with Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Indonesia founded a regional framework to facilitate economic cooperation, now known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Indonesia assumed Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2011 from Vietnam following the request of Indonesia for a swap of the Chairmanship with Brunei.

Indonesia is a member of various ASEAN and other regional frameworksincluding the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT), ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), ASEAN-Europe Meeting (ASEM), and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO).