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ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat 2016

ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting Retreat (AMM Retreat) 26 Feb (Friday) - ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting 27 Feb (Saturday) - AMM Retreat   ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting Retreat (AMM Retreat)     26 Feb (Friday) - ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting     27 Feb (Saturday) - AMM Retreat Vientiane, Laos PDR

Special ASEAN-U.S Summit

15-16 Feb (Monday-Tuesday) Special ASEAN-U.S Summit California, U.S 15-16 Feb (Monday-Tuesday) Special ASEAN-U.S Summit California, U.S

KUALA LUMPUR DECLARATION ON ASEAN 2025: FORGING AHEAD TOGETHER

Our ASEAN Political-Security Community by 2025 shall be a united, inclusive and resilient community. Our peoples shall live in a safe, harmonious and secure environment, embrace the values of tolerance and moderation as well as uphold ASEAN fundamental principles, shared values and norms. ASEAN shall remain cohesive, responsive and...

Joint Communique of the Ninth ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting [ALAWMM] – 22 October 2015, Bali, Indonesia

The Ministers reviewed the progress of the implementation of cooperation programmes and activities under the purview of the ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting (ALAWMM) since their last meeting on 4-5 November 2011 in Cambodia. The Ministers reviewed the progress of the implementation of cooperation programmes and activities under the purview of...

Joint Communiqué 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met on 4 August 2015 at the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (48th AMM) in Kuala Lumpur. His Excellency Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia chaired the meeting. We, the Foreign Ministers of the...

Chairman’s Statement: Emergency ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime Concerning Irregular Movement of Persons in Southeast Asia (ADOPTED)

ASEAN Ministers overseeing the responsibilities of combating transnational crime  and Representatives from  Brunei Darussalam, Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the...

[ASEAN Summit] Langkawi Declaration on the Global Movement of Moderates – 27 April 2015

Do Hereby Agree to: Strengthen ASEAN unity and solidarity and its central role in maintaining and promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region; Enhance ASEAN's common agenda for peace and prosperity, which promotes political and social stability, inclusive political processes; sustainable growth which provides opportunities for all and upholds dignity;...

Kuala Lumpur Declaration on A People-Oriented, People Centred ASEAN – 27 April 2015

WE HEREBY AGREE TO: Continue establishing a people-oriented, people-centred and rules-based ASEAN Community where all people, stakeholders and sectors of society can contribute to and enjoy the benefits from a more integrated and connected Community encompassing enhanced cooperation in the political-security, economic and socio-cultural pillars for sustainable, equitable and inclusive...

Declaration on Institutionalizing The Resilience Of ASEAN And Its Communities And Peoples To Disasters And Climate Change

EMPHASISING our commitments to the implementation of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response, ASEAN Climate Change Initiative, ASEAN Action Plan on Joint Response to Climate Change, ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Sustainability as well as agreements, action plans and work programmes of relevant ASEAN sectoral bodies EMPHASISING our...

Chairman’s Statement of the 26th ASEAN Summit Kuala Lumpur & Langkawi, 27 April 2015: “Our People, Our Community, Our Vision”

We, the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN Member States, gathered in Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi, Malaysia for the 26th ASEAN Summit on 26-27 April 2015, had productive discussions under the theme ‘Our People, Our Community, Our Vision’ which reflects the overarching spirit of Malaysia’s Chairmanship, namely to create a...