ASEAN Declaration

ASEAN Declaration
Typemultilateral treaty
Signed8 August 1967 (1967-08-08)
LocationBangkok, Thailand
Original
signatories		 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Philippines
 Singapore
 Thailand

The ASEAN Declaration or Bangkok Declaration is the first document of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It was signed in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by the first five ASEAN members, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.ASEAN Declaration laid the foundation for regional cooperation in political, economic, and cultural fields. The date is now celebrated as ASEAN Day.

References

  1. ↑ Eccleston, Bernard; Dawson, Michael; McNamara, Deborah; McNamara, Deborah J. (1998). The Asia-Pacific Profile. Routledge (UK). ISBN 978-0-415-17279-0.
  2. ↑ "ASEAN Day". ASEAN. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2015.