ASEAN: A REGIONAL ORGANIZATION
ASEAN: A REGIONAL ORGANIZATION Introduction Objective of ASEAN Political Cooperation ASEAN Regional Forum Terrorism Strategic Importance of ASEAN Economic Integration The Eleven Priority Sectors for Integration Trade Free Trade Agreements with Dialogue Partners Cooperation in Specific Economic Sectors/area SAARC and the ASEAN ASEAN and the European Union (EU) Conclusion Reference ------------------------- Introduction ASEAN stands for Association of South East Asian, was established 8 th August 1967. It initiated with five original members, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. No members left the association, and Brunei Darussalam joined on 8 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997. Cambodia joined the association on 30 April 1999. The vision of the founding countries to bring all the ten regional countries within its fold was