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ASEAN: A COMPRESENHIVE DISCUSSION

By: Emmanuel J. Bacud, BA POLIT SCI 3


ASEAN Motto: One Vision, One Identity and One Caring and Sharing
Identity
ASEAN HYMN (THE ASEAN WAY) composed by Kittikhun
Sodprasert, Sampow Truidom and Payom Valaipatchra adopted on
November 2008: (Philippine composers named Nicanor Tionson and
Ryan Cayabyab became contender for the formulating the ASEAN
official hymn entitled ASEAN SONG OF UNITY)
Lyrics:
Raise our flag high, sky high,
Embrace the pride in our heart,
ASEAN we are bonded as one,
Looking outward to the world.
For peace, our goal from the very start,
And prosperity to last.
We dare to dream, we care to share.
Together for ASEAN;
We dare to dream, We care to share,
For it's the way of ASEAN
I.) ASEAN: ITS NATURE AND HISTORY
History. ASEAN is a regional organization established on August 8,
1967 through Bangkok Declaration on 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore and Thailand to primarily promote political and
economic cooperation and regional stability.
Member State
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore
and
Thailand
(Founding member states)
Brunei Darussalam
Viet Nam
Laos and Myanmar
Cambodia
*East Timor
*Papua New Guinea

Year Joined
1967

January 8 ,1984
July 28, 1995
July 23, 1997
April 30, 1999
On the process, before 2020
Observer state, member before
2020
*The ASEAN region occupying at least 4.5 million square kilometers
has a population of 625.9 million according to Australian
Department of Foreign Affairs. ASEAN has a combined gross
regional product of at USD 840 billion.
WHAT TRIGGERED ASEAN TO BE MATERIALIZED?
A.) Malaysia and Indonesia Territorial Conflict
B.) The Second Indochina (Vietnam) War from 1954 to 1975
C.) Against Cultural Revolution of China ( promoting communism
which is intimidating US to support Southeast Asia )
Nature/Functions. Provided by the Chapter I, article 1 of the ASEAN
CHARTER which was adapted on November 2007 during the 13 th
ASEAN Summit in Singapore, the ASEAN has the following
fundamental purpose:
1. To maintain and enhance peace, security and stability and further
strengthen peace-oriented values in the region;
2. To enhance regional resilience by promoting greater political, security,
economic and socio-cultural cooperation;
3. To preserve Southeast Asia as a Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone and free
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of all other weapons of mass destruction;
4. To ensure that the peoples and Member States of ASEAN
live in peace with the world at large in a just, democratic and harmonious
environment;
5. To create a single market and production base which is stable,
prosperous, highly competitive and economically integrated with
effective facilitation for trade and investment in which there is free flow
of goods, services and investment; facilitated movement of business

persons, professionals, talents and labour; and freer flow of capital;


6. To alleviate poverty and narrow the development gap within ASEAN
through mutual assistance and cooperation;
7. To strengthen democracy, enhance good governance and the rule of
law, and to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms,
with due regard to the rights and responsibilities of the Member States of
ASEAN;
8. To respond effectively, in accordance with the principle of
comprehensive security, to all forms of threats, transnational crimes and
transboundary challenges;
9. To promote sustainable development so as to ensure the protection of
the regions environment, the sustainability of its natural resources, the
preservation of its cultural heritage and the high quality of life of its
peoples;
10. To develop human resources through closer cooperation in education
and life-long learning, and in science and technology, for the
empowerment of the peoples of ASEAN and for the strengthening of the
ASEAN Community;
11. To enhance the well-being and livelihood of the peoples of ASEAN
by providing them with equitable access to opportunities for human
development, social welfare and justice;
12. To strengthen cooperation in building a safe, secure and drug-free
environment for the peoples of ASEAN;
13. To promote a people-oriented ASEAN in which all sectors of society
are encouraged to participate in, and benefit from, the process of ASEAN
integration and community building;
14. To promote an ASEAN identity through the fostering of greater
awareness of the diverse culture and heritage of the region; and
15. To maintain the centrality and proactive role of ASEAN as the
primary driving force in its relations and cooperation with its external
partners in a regional architecture that is open, transparent and inclusive.
ASEAN FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES: The Treaty of Amity and
Cooperation (TAC) in Southeast Asia aiming to promote regional peace
and stability, signed at the First ASEAN Summit in Bali, Indonesia on
February 24, 1976 declared their relations with one another, the HIGH
CONTRACTING PARTIES (member-states) should be guided by the
following fundamental principles:

Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality,


territorial integrity and national identity of all nations (Principle of
Mutual Respect)

The right of every state to lead its national existence free from
external interference, subversion or coercion (Principle of SelfConfidence)

Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another (Principle of


Self-Confidence)

Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner


(Solidarity)

Renunciation of the threat or use of force (Normative Approach)

Effective cooperation among themselves (Political Cooperation)


***COOPERATIVE PEACE AND SHARED PROSPERITY****
ASEAN SYMBOL.
THE ASEAN FLAG
Dimension: 20 cm by 30 cm
Emblem diameter: 12 cm
the term ASEAN: small-case
Helvetica (font style)
Flag primary colors:
*PANTONE BLUE 286- peace and
stability
*PANTONE RED 032- courage and resilience
*WHITE CIRCULAR Border- Purity, non-intervention
*Yellow- prosperity, 10 yellow stalks- 10 member states
THE ASEAN FLAG SHALL BE DISPLATED BY THE ASEAN
MEMBER STATES ALONGSIDE THEIR NATIONAL FLAG DURING

ASEAN MEETINGS, ASEAN DAY CELEBRATIONS AND OTHER


ASEAN CEREMONIES.
II.) ASEAN IN WORLD STAGE:
A.) Political Cooperation.
1.) Bangkok Declaration of August 8, 1967
2.) Kuala Lumpur Declaration of 1971- Zone of peace, freedom
and neutrality Declaration
3.) TAC, Bali, Indonesia 4.) ASEAN DECLARATION on the
South China Sea of July 22, 1992- aimed to settle disputes
among ASEAN members; (on-going debate but it ensures
political unity in terms of right to navigation--> ASEAN plus
China)
5.) Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zonesigned in Bangkok on December 15, 1997
6.) ASEAN DECLARATION ON JOINT ACTION ACTION
TO COUNTER TERRORISM- signed on November 5, 2001
as a response to 9-11 terrorist attack in World Trade Center,
USA
7.) CEBU DECLARATION ON THE ACCELERATION OF
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ASEAN COMMUNITY
2015- signed on January 11, 2007 aiming to unify all ASEAN
members in terms of political, economic and humanitarian
affairs. EU as an inspiring body that influenced this
declaration.
8.) ASEAN VISION 2020- adapted in 1997 envisaged ASEAN as a
Concert of Southeast Asian Nations (virtual territorial unity
and unity in currency including unity in political ideology-->
democratization)
*THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM- is an important multilateral
forum initiated by ASEAN for political and security consultations
and cooperation. THE ARF has begun to explore activities such as
friendly negotiations to other states.
The 26th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Post Ministerial Conference
which held at Singapore on July 23-25, 1993 agreed to establish the ARF.
The inaugural meeting of ARF was dated on July 25, 1994 in Bangkok,
Thailand. Its primary aim is to become an effective consultative agency
of ASIA-PACIFIC REGION that highlights open dialogue-process and
economic system innovations.
The current chairman of ARF is Prince Mohammed Bolkiah of Brunei
Darussalam with an aid of his vice chairman Wunna Maung Lwin of
Myanmar.
MEMBER-STATES: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam,
Cambodia, Canada, China, European UNION, India, Japan, South
Korea, North Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, New
Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian
Federation, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, US, and
Vietnam.
B.) ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: THE ASEAN ECONOMY
According to Bersick and Pasch (2014), ASEAN is the most
significant partner of EU in terms of economic participation and
global security integration.
ASEAN recovered the impact of 1997/98 Financial Crisis because
of its extensive network in global arena (ARF, ASEAN +3).
ASEAN+3 is an economic tactic of ASEAN including Japan,
China and South Korea.
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ASEAN AVERAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH (integrated): 5%
Indonesia is actually the major Economic Powerhouse of ASEAN
supported by Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (oil products). In
contrast Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and East Timor are considered
to be the least developing economies of ASEAN because of
military and political instability. Philippines however is a new
growing investment hotspot in Asia as featured in Forbes
Magazine. Viet Nam is a important ASEAN region for agricultural

industry.
ASEANs principal export destinations as of 2013-2014 are:
CHINA-12.3%, JAPAN- 9.4 % and USA-8.1%. In 2002, ASEAN
and China agreed to a free-trade deal encompassing trade and
investment framework agreement (TIFA)
In 2014, ASEAN has approximately USD 300 billion as a reserved
funds. The funding mechanism of ASEAN is highly depended on
donations of member-states including the members of ARF, tariffs
on regional customs (Non-ASEAN member such as Mexico, Latin
American nations), etc.
ASEAN and EU: trading policy treaties
A.) TREATI (Trans-Regional EU-ASEAN Trade Initiative) B.)
READI (Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Initiative) and c.)
APRIS ( ASEAN-EU Programme for Regional Integration
Support)

ASEAN PLUS THREE COOPERATION


In finance and monetary cooperation, progress has been steady and the
focus continues to be on the implementation of the Chiang Mai Initiative
Multilateralisation (CMIM) and the Asian Bond Market Initiative
(ABMI). The CMIM is supported by the APT Macroeconomic Research
Office (AMRO) in Singapore, which commenced its operations in May
2011. One of the notable achievements of the CMIM was the decision
made by the APT Finance Ministers at their 15 th Meeting held on 3 May
2012 in Manila to increase the size of the CMIM Fund from US$120
billion to US$240 billion for managing regional short-term liquidity, as
the needs arise. Another notable achievement is the adoption of the Asian
Bond Markets Initiatives (ABMI) New Roadmap+ which will further
develop efficient and liquid bond markets in the region through a more
effective utilisation of regional saving for regional investment. The
16th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers held on 3 May 2013 in Delhi, India
endorsed the work plan to implement the ABMI New Roadmap+.
ASEANs trade with the Plus Three Countries remained robust in
spite of the uncertainties of the global economy. In 2012, ASEAN total
trade with the Plus Three countries recorded an increase of 5 per cent,
amounting to US$712 billion. ASEANs imports from the Plus Three
countries, grew by 11.0 per cent amounting to US$389.1 billion in 2012,
while ASEANs export to the Plus Three countries decreased by 1.4 per
cent. Total trade with Plus Three countries accounted for 28.8 per cent
share of ASEANs total trade in 2012.[i] .Total foreign direct investment
(FDI) flow from the Plus Three Countries into ASEAN remained on an
upward trend, recording an increase of 6.6 per cent amounting to
US$46.7 billion in 2012 from US$43.8 billion in 2011. FDI flow from
the Plus Three Countries accounted for nearly 43.6 per cent of the total
FDI flows into ASEAN in 2012[ii] .The APT cooperation on energy has
witnessed good progress. The cooperation covers a range of projects and
activities, which include, among others, regular APT forum on oil
market, APT forum on energy security, as well as APT forum on new and
renewable energy and energy efficiency and conservation. At the Eight
APT Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) on 12 September 2012 in
Phnom Penh, the Ministers recognised the need to balance energy
security with economic competitiveness and environmental
sustainability. They agreed to strengthen their commitment to the
APT energy cooperation towards a sustainable energy future .On
agriculture and forestry, many projects have been implemented under the
umbrella of the APT Cooperation Strategy (APTCS) Framework which
involves exchange of information, capacity building, agriculture
production, postharvest and handling, training and extension, research
and development in the areas of crops, livestock, fisheries, and forestry.
Among others, these include the implementation of APT Emergency
Rice Reserve (APTERR) Agreement and APT Comprehensive Strategy
on Food Security and Bio-energy Development (APTCS-FSBD).

Socio-Cultural Cooperation
.Cooperation on environment continues to grow, particularly in
addressing the issue of environment and sustainable development. The
annual APT Leadership Programme on Sustainable Production and
Consumption, a programme for the private sector to discuss green
economy, has been held since 2008. The fifth Programme was held on 17
19 October 2012 in Manila. The Second APT Youth Environment was
held on 2-4 December 2013 under the theme Youth and Sustainability.
Building on the successful completion of the ASEAN ESC Model Cities
Programme, a continuation of the project has been proposed with
participation extended to other East Asian countries and cities.
The APT cooperation on labour is progressing well. The Seventh APT
Labour Ministers Meeting (ALMM+3) was held on 11 May 2012 in
Phnom Penh. The Ministers shared the best practices in their respective
countries on improving social protection and skills development and
gratified with the joint activities among the APT countries in the area of
labour. On health, the APT cooperation is also progressing well,
particularly in the areas of traditional medicines and maternal and child
health. Another important cooperation is on communicable and emerging
infectious diseases, which include such initiatives as Field Epidemiology
Training Network (FETN), Risk Communication, Partnership
Laboratories, Animal Health and Human Health Collaboration, as well as
specific disease interventions including malaria, rabies and dengue. The
APT countries continue to strengthen their cooperation on culture. At the
Fifth Meeting of the APT Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts
(AMCA+3) held on 24 May 2012 in Singapore, the Ministers endorsed
the Work Plan on Enhancing APT Cooperation in Culture.
In order to further promote APT cooperation on information, the First
Conference of APT Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI+3)
held on 6 November 2009 in Vientiane marked the formal start of the
cooperation. The Second AMRI+3 held on 1 March 2012 in Kuala
Lumpur endorsed the Work Plan on Enhancing APT Cooperation through
Information and Media 2012-2017. The Work Plan lists out programmes
that ASEAN and the Plus Three countries could collaborate on. ASEAN
Member States have agreed to take the lead in coordinating 17 concrete
activities listed in the Work Plan. In the area of social welfare and
development, the APT countries have their regular exchange of views at
the APT Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development
(AMMSWD+3) and the APT Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare
and Development (SOMSWD+3). At the seventh APT SOMSWD+3 held
on 14 September 2012 in Ha Noi, the Senior Officials of ASEAN
Member States and the Plus Three countries shared their views on
measures to enhance social services and security for the disadvantaged,
exchanged update information on the ongoing cooperation projects on
social welfare and development, and mapped out future solutions and
cooperation plans. The Fourth AMMSWD+3 was held on 7 September
2013 in Siem Reap, Cambodia under the theme of Social Development
for All. In the area of youth, the APT countries have three regular
forums for sharing information and discussing cooperation on youth,
namely the APT Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY+3), the APT
Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (SOMY+3) and the APT Youth
Caucus. The 2nd APT Youth Caucus was held in October 2011 while the
5th SOMY+3 was held in September 2012 in Jakarta. As part of the
commemoration of the 15thAnniversary of the APT cooperation,
3Cambodia hosted and organised an APT Youth Leaders' Symposium on
18 19 October 2012 in Phnom Penh. At the 4 th AMMY+3 held on 23
May 2013 in Bandar Seri Begawan, theMinisters exchanged views on the
future priority areas of APT cooperation on youth, and stressed the
importance of fostering long-term and mutually beneficial youth
relationships through effective and practical youth cooperation activities
in line with the guidance given by the APT Leaders. In the area of civil
service, cooperation is undertaken under the purview of the APT
Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM Plus Three). At the

Inaugural ACCSM Plus Three, held on 29 October 2010 in Luang


Prabang, Lao PDR, the Heads of Civil Service of ASEAN Member
States and the Plus Three countries adopted the Luang Prabang Joint
Declaration on APT Civil Service Cooperation. In the Declaration, the
ACCSM Plus Three agreed to explore practical areas of cooperation in
line with the APT Cooperation Work Plan (2007-2017). The First
ACCSM Plus Three held on 4 October 2012 in Putrajaya, Malaysia
discussed the APT joint undertakings under the ACCSM Plus Three
Work Plan. Prior to the Conference, the First Meeting of the ACCSM+3
Joint Technical Working Group was held on 2 October 2012. The
Working Group adopted the ACCSM+3 Work Plan (2012 2015). On
education, the First APT Education Ministers Meeting (APT-EMM) was
held on 4 July 2012 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. At the Meeting, the
Education Ministers reaffirmed their commitments in strengthening
cooperation and joint efforts to promote development in the education
sector and to address common challenges of education in the region. The
Ministers agreed to endorse the APT Plan of Action on Education: 2010
2017 (Plan of Action) which details wide-ranging areas of cooperation,
concrete plans, proposals and future direction in the education sector.
Apart from Track 1 cooperation in various areas outlined above, the APT
countries also pursue networking of Track 2 and Track 1.5. Networking
among the Track 2 of the APT countries is pursued through two main
bodies, namely the Networking of East Asia Think Tanks (NEAT) and
Networking of East Asian Cultural Heritage (NEACH). Both NEAT and
NEACH hold their meetings annually. NEAT established working
groups, which meet on regular or ad-hoc basis to discuss different issues
such as environment, water resource management, disaster management,
trade and investment, financial cooperation and regional architecture.
The outcomes of the working groups discussion serve as inputs to the
NEATs annual recommendations to the APT Summit.
26.The East Asia Forum is a 1.5 track networking held annually to
discuss various topics under the APT areas of cooperation. For the period
of 2008 2012, the 6th to 10th EAFs were held, covering various topics,
including energy and food security issues, deepening of economic
cooperation in East Asia, strengthening of social and cultural cooperation
in East Asia, enhancing connectivity in East Asia, internal growth engine
of East Asia, narrowing development gaps in rural and urban
communities and revitalization of EAF.
III.) LEGAL STRUCTURE OF ASEAN
As the legal and institutional framework, the ASEAN Charter also
describes the structure of time organisation, setting forth the mandate and
function of various ASEANs organs. The charter provisions on the
organs provide a general guide on how to engage ASEAN. Those organs,
and their mandate and functions
are:
1. ASEAN Summit
ASEAN summit is the supreme policy-making body of ASEAN. This
organ deliberates, provides policy guidance and takes decisions on key
issues pertaining to the realisation of the objectives of ASEAN,
important matters of interest to Member States and all issues referred to
it by the ASEAN Coordinating Council, the ASEAN Community
Councils and ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies.
In addition to the above description, The ASEAN Summit also :
(a.) Instruct the relevant Ministers in each of the Councils concerned to
hold ad hoc interministerial meetings and address important issues
concerning ASEAN that cut across the Community Councils;
(b.) Authorise the establishment and the dissolution of Sectoral
Ministerial Bodies and other ASEAN institutions;
(c.) Appoint the Secretary-General of ASEAN; and
(d.) Address energency situations affecting ASEAN by taking appropriate
actions.
2. ASEAN Coordinating Council
ASEAN Coordinating Council is an organ that is composed of the
ASEAN Foreign Ministers. This organ will prepare the meetings of the

ASEAN Summit, coordinate with the ASEAN Community Councils to


enhance policy coherence, efficiency and cooperation among them,
coordinate the reports of the ASEAN Community Councils to the
ASEAN Summit, consider the report of the Secretary General on the
functions and operations of the ASEAN Secretariat and other relevant
bodies, to approve the appointment and termination of the Deputy
Secretaries General upon the recommendation of the Secretary
General, and last but not least undertake tasks provided for in the
ASEAN Charter or such other functions as may be assigned by the
ASEAN Summit.
3. ASEAN Community Councils
ASEAN Community Council is comprised of the ASEAN PoliticalSecurity Community Council, ASEAN Economic Community Council,
and ASEAN Socio- Cultural Community Council. In each ASEAN
Community Council meeting, each Member State of ASEAN designates
its national representation. According to Article 9 of the ASEAN Charter,
this organ should ensure the implementation of the relevant decisions of
the ASEAN Summit, coordinate the work of the different sectors under
its purview, and on issues which cut across the other Community
Councils, and last but not least submit reports
and recommendations to the ASEAN Summit on matters under its
purview.
4. ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Body
Each ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Body has four general functions:
(a.) function in accordance with their respective established mandates;
(b.) implement the agreements and decisions of the ASEAN Summit
under their respective purviews;
(c.) strengten cooperation in their respective fi elds in support of ASEAN
integration and community building; and
(d.) submit reports and recommendations to their respective Community
Councils.
5. Secretary-General of ASEAN and ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN Secretariat is comprised the Secretary-General and staff. The
Secretary- General and the staff have the obligation to refrain from any
action which might refl ect on their position as ASEAN Secretariat offi
cials responsible only to ASEAN; not seek or receive instruction from
any government or external party outside of ASEAN; and uphold the
highest standards of integrity, efficiency, and competence in the
performance of their duties. The ASEAN Summit appoints the SecretaryGeneral of ASEAN for a non-renewable term of office of five-years.
He/she will be assisted by four Deputy Secretaries- General, which will
be accountable to the Secretary-General in carrying out
their functions. The current Secretary-General of ASEAN is Le Loung
Minh.
6. Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) to ASEAN
Each ASEAN Member State appoints a Permanent Representative to
ASEAN, with rank of Ambassador based in Jakarta. Collectively, they
constitute a Committee of Permanent Representatives, who will support
the work of the ASEAN Community Councils and ASEAN Sectoral
Ministerial Bodies. They liaise with the Secretary-General of ASEAN
and the ASEAN Secretariat on all subjects relevant to its work, and
facilitate ASEAN cooperation with external partners. They also
coordinate with ASEAN National Secretariats and other ASEAN
Sectoral Ministerial Bodies and perform such other functions as may be
determined by the ASEAN Coordinating Council.
7. ASEAN National Secretariats
According to the ASEAN Charter, each ASEAN Member State shall
establish an ASEAN National Secretariat which will serve as the national
4focal points, be the reprisitory of information on all ASEAN matters at
the national level, coordinate the implementation of ASEAN decisions at
the national level, contribute to ASEAN community building. Beside
these, they also coordinate and support the national preparations of
ASEAN meetings and promote ASEAN identity and awareness at the
national level.
8. ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
(AICHR)
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)

is the human rights body mandated to be establised under Article 14 of


the ASEAN Charter. The primary purpose of this body is the promotion
and protection of human rights in conformity with the purpose and
principles of the Charter.
9. ASEAN Foundation
This organ will support the Secretary-General of ASEAN and collaborate
with the relevant ASEAN bodies to support ASEAN community building
bypromoting greater awareness of the ASEAN identity, people-to-people
interaction, and close collaboration among the business sector, civil
society, academia and other stakeholders in ASEAN. This organ will be
accountable to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, who will submit report
about this body to the ASEAN Summit through the ASEAN
Coordinating Council. ASEAN also has other organs that are related to
human rights. This includes the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion
and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) and the
ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration
on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers
(ACMW).

**Desiring to build a community of caring societies, the ASEAN leaders


resolved in 1995 to elevate functional cooperation to a higher plane to
bring shared prosperity to all its members. The Framework for Elevating
Functional Cooperation to a Higher Plane was adopted in 1996 with a
theme: Shared prosperity through human development, technological
competitiveness, and social cohesiveness. Functional cooperation is
guided by the following plans:

ASEAN Plan of Action on Social Development;

ASEAN Plan of Action on Culture and Information;

ASEAN Plan of Action on Science and Technology;

ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on the Environment;

ASEAN Plan of Action on Drug Abuse Control; and

ASEAN Plan of Action in Combating Transnational Crime

OPERATIONALIZATION OF ASEAN STRUCTURES:


The highest decision-making organ of ASEAN is the Meeting of the
ASEAN Heads of State and Government. The ASEAN Summit is
convened every year. The ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (Foreign
Ministers) is held on an annual basis. Ministerial meetings on several
other sectors are also held: agriculture and forestry, economics, energy,
environment, finance, information, investment, labour, law, regional
haze, rural development and poverty alleviation, science and technology,
social welfare, transnational crime, transportation, tourism, youth, the
AIA Council and, the AFTA Council. Supporting these ministerial
bodies are 29 committees of senior officials and 122 technical working
groups.
To support the conduct of ASEANs external relations, ASEAN has
established committees composed of heads of diplomatic missions in the
following capitals: Brussels, London, Paris, Washington D.C., Tokyo,
Canberra, Ottawa, Wellington, Geneva, Seoul, New Delhi, New York,
Beijing, Moscow, and Islamabad.

The Secretary-General of ASEAN is appointed on merit and accorded


ministerial status. The Secretary-General of ASEAN, who has a fiveyear term, is mandated to initiate, advise, coordinate, and implement
ASEAN activities. The members of the professional staff of the ASEAN
Secretariat are appointed on the principle of open recruitment and regionwide competition.
ASEAN has several specialized bodies and arrangements promoting
inter-governmental cooperation in various fields: ASEAN University
Network, ASEAN-EC Management Centre, ASEAN Centre for Energy,
ASEAN Agricultural Development Planning Centre, ASEAN Earthquake
Information Centre, ASEAN Poultry Research and Training Centre,
ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, ASEAN Rural
Youth Development Centre, ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Center,
ASEAN Tourism Information Centre, and ASEAN Timber Technology
Centre. In addition, ASEAN promotes cooperative activities with
organizations with related aims and purposes: ASEAN-Chambers of
Commerce and Industry, ASEAN Business Forum, ASEAN Tourism
Association, ASEAN Council on Petroleum, ASEAN Ports Association,
ASEAN Vegetable Oils Club, and the ASEAN-Institutes for Strategic
and International Studies. Furthermore, there are 53 Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs), which have formal affiliations with ASEAN.

EXCERPT ARTICLES:

25th ASEAN Summit held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar


19-NOV-2014
Who: 25th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit
Where: Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
When: from 12 November 2014 to 13 November 2014
25th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit was
held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from 12 November 2014 to 13 November
2014.
Summit was held under the theme of Moving forward in Unity to a
Peaceful and Prosperous Community. The Heads of State/Government
of the ASEAN Group gathered to attend the summit. Along with the
member states, the summit was also attended by the Heads of
State/Government of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India,
Australia, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.
Myanmar chaired the ASEAN summit for the first time. Myanmar has
chosen the Kha Yay or Star Flower as the logo for ASEAN Summit.
During the Summit, ASEAN members adopted the Nay Pyi Taw
Declaration for the ASEAN Communitys Post-2015 Vision. The leaders
adopted the ASEAN Joint Statement on Climate Change 2014.
Moreover, the summit also adopted a Declaration on Strengthening the
ASEAN Secretariat and Reviewing the ASEAN Organs.
ASEAN
was established in 1967 by the five founding fathers, namely
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Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Later, Brunei
Darussalam, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Cambodia also joined the
group.
The first ASEAN Summit was held in Bali, Indonesia in 1976, while the
24th ASEAN Summit was held in Myanmar. Myanmar has been chosen
for the chairmanship of ASEAN Summit for the 2014.

The next 26th ASEAN Summit will be held in Cambodia from 26 March
2015 to 28 March 2015.

CHINA OFFERS CHEAP LOAN


By: Shannon Tiezzi, Nov. 15, 2014

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Myanmar this week for the ChinaASEAN Summit, the East Asia Summit, and the ASEAN Plus Three
(China, Japan, and Korea) meetings. While in Naypyitaw, Li pledged $20
billion in loans to Southeast Asia for regional infrastructure development.
Thats in addition to $3 billion for the China-ASEAN Investment
Cooperation Fund, which funds infrastructure and energy investments in
ASEAN member countries, and $480 million to help fight poverty in
Southeast Asia. China also promised preferential treatment to ASEAN
investors under an expanded China-ASEAN free trade agreement.
The financial push is part of a plan to reassure ASEAN member states
that Chinas rise is beneficial for its neighbors and for the region as a
whole. Several ASEAN members, most notably Vietnam and the
Philippines, have long-standing territorial disputes with China, and
Beijings recent emphasis on maritime prowess has led to more clashes
in the region.
When it comes to maritime issues, China is attempting to deflect the
focus from territorial disputes to areas with potential for cooperation.
Beijing and ASEAN have declared 2015 the ASEAN-China Year of
Maritime Cooperation, Xinhuareports, with China providing funding
for maritime infrastructure, scientific research, and search and rescue
capabilities. China is eager to prove to Southeast Asian counties that its
growing maritime prowess can be beneficial to the region. When Chinese
Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Indonesia earlier this month, he
emphasized that Chinas maritime initiatives (most notably the Maritime
Silk Road) are compatible with Jakartas own maritime ambitions. This
message applies to all of ASEAN, as the recent meetings made clear.
To the extent that Chinas emphasis on maritime cooperation extends to
the territorial disputes, it will mean more communication between
maritime law enforcement agencies as well as setting up a hotline
between foreign ministers for use in case of maritime emergencies. A
statement issued after the China-ASEAN summit voiced support for
these measures, as well as for a tabletop exercise on search and rescue.
Obviously, however, the area of greatest concern for many of Chinas
neighbors remains the most resistant to any maritime cooperation
initiatives. The South China Sea disputes are one of the major obstacles
to overall China-ASEAN relations, not to mention China-ASEAN
maritime relations. There was little progress to show on this front, other
than references to implementing early harvest measures relating to a
China-ASEAN code of conduct in the South China Sea. Premier Li also
repeated calls for joint development as a realistic and effective way to
manage the maritime disputes. This idea has been raised in the past, with
little to show for it.
Beyond a South China Sea code of conduct, Li said that China and
ASEAN are working on a potential treaty on good-neighborliness,
friendship and cooperation. Li said such a treaty would be aimed at
providing an institutional framework and legal guarantee for peaceful coexistence between the two sides from generation to generation. Rival
claimants in Chinas territorial disputes will likely want some guarantee
of good-neighborliness in the South China Sea as part of this treaty,

meaning it may wind up caught in the same diplomatic purgatory as the


code of conduct.

B:
COMPASS
DEVELOPMENT

In the meantime, however, China is hoping that its offers of loans,


investment, and preferential trading treatment will be enough to
demonstrate its softer side to its Southeast Asian neighbors. The Wall
Street Journal dubbed this Chinas carrot-and-stick approach, with
massive investments tied to Chinas Silk Road project as the carrot.
The stick, reserved for neighbors who infringe on Chinas territorial
interests, involves economic snubbing as well as more forceful military
and paramilitary patrols of disputed regions.

C: ASEAN CHARTER

APPENDICES:
A: DIRECTOR-GENERALS OF ASEAN MEMBER STATES

2020:

PERSPECTIVE

ON

REGIONAL

ASEAN QUIZ-BEE on DECEMBER 13, 2014


Who: 6 groups, 5 members each
Coverage: All ASEAN Concepts + Philippines, Vietnam and East
Timor

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