READY FOR ASEAN?
What is ASEAN?
ASEAN - Association of South East Asian Nations
What for?
As set out in the ASEAN Declaration, the aims and purposes of ASEAN are:
1. To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural
development in the region through joint endeavors in the spirit of
equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for
a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian
Nations;
2. To promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect
for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries
of the region and adherence to the principles of the United
Nations Charter;
3. To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters
of common interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical,
scientific and administrative fields;
4. To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and
research facilities in the educational, professional, technical and
administrative spheres;
5. To collaborate more effectively for the greater utilization of their
agriculture and industries, the expansion of their trade, including
the study of the problems of international commodity trade, the
improvement of their transportation and c