2. 1 Association of Southeast Asian Nations

3. 2 The Establishment of ASEAN Bangkok, 8 August 1967

4. 3 ASEAN’s Member Countries

5. 4 ASEAN Basic Data l Total Population : 497.56 million l Total GDP : US$ 737.48 billion l Total trade: US$ 720 billion l Total Area : 4,495,493 sq.km Source: An Overview of ASEAN, 2000

6. 5 Goals of ASEAN l To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavors; and l To promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law.

7. 6 POLITICAL OBJECTIVES: PEACE AND STABILITY

8. 7 Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (1976) l Contains fundamentals principles on interstate relations. l Provides mechanisms for pacific settlement of disputes.

9. 8 Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone 15 December 1995 l An undertaking by ASEAN states not to develop, manufacture, acquire, possess, test or use nuclear weapons. l Negotiations for the accession of Nuclear Weapon States are underway.

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11. 10 ASEAN Regional Forum l Confidence-building l Preventive diplomacy l Conflict resolution

12. 11 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Laos Myanmar Papua New Guinea Australia Canada China India Japan New Zealand Russia United States European Union Mongolia DPRK Rep. of Korea

13. 12 ASEAN GOAL: ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

14. 13 ASEAN Free Trade Area To eliminatetariffamong thebarriers SoutheastAsianwith a viewcountriesto integrating the ASEANeconomiesinto a singleproduction base and creatinga regional500 million people.market of Launched in January 1993

15. 14 Average tariff under AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area 1993 0 10 15 20 5 PercentPercent 2002

16. 15 ASEAN Free Trade Area Intra ASEAN trade vis-à-vis total trade 1967 12% 2002 23.2%

17. 16 Integrating ASEAN

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19. 18 SINGAPORE-KUNMING RAIL-LINK

20. 19 ASEAN Tourism To promote Southeast Asia as a single tourism destination.

21. 20 e-ASEAN l To encourage and facilitate the growth of e-commerce; l Utilization of ICT in social services and government operations; and l To narrow the digital divide within the region.

22. 21 FINANCIAL COOPERATION ASEAN Surveillance Process l Monitoring of global, regional and national financial developments l Peer review

23. 22 The Chiang Mai Initiative l An expanded ASEAN Swap Arrangement to help countries meet temporary liquidity problems l A network of bilateral swap arrangements among ASEAN countries, China, Japan and Republic of Korea

24. 23 FUNCTIONAL COOPERATION l Human and social development l Culture and information l Science and technology l Environment l Transnational crime, including terrorism, drugs and narcotics trafficking.

25. 24 EXTERNAL RELATIONS Dialogue Partners

26. 25 EXTERNAL RELATIONS Dialogue Partners

27. 26 EXTERNAL RELATIONS Inter-regional cooperation

28. 27 ASEAN SUMMIT AEMAMMAFMMOthers SEOMASFOM Committees ASCSOM ASEAN Secretariat ASEAN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

29. 28 ORS : 42 LRS : 135 ASEAN SECRETARIAT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Secretary-General of ASEAN Secretary-General of ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Operations Deputy Secretary-General Operations Deputy Secretary-General Corporate Affairs Deputy Secretary-General Corporate Affairs Director Programme Coordination & External Relations Director Programme Coordination & External Relations Director Economic Cooperation Director Economic Cooperation Director Functional Cooperation Director Functional Cooperation Director Financial Cooperation Director Financial Cooperation Administration Finance Personel Information Technology Special Projects Public Information Administration Finance Personel Information Technology Special Projects Public Information

30. 29 THANK YOU.