ASEAN Declaration

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The ASEAN Declaration is the 1967 founding charter that established the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and set out its core principles of regional cooperation and solidarity.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutive document
founding charter
international declaration
adoptedBy Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
adoptedByBody Founding Member States of ASEAN
adoptionDate 1967-08-08
alsoKnownAs Bangkok Declaration
countryOfDocument Thailand
foundingInstrumentOf ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
hasEffect established ASEAN
historicalPeriod Cold War era
language English
legalStatus non-binding political declaration
numberOfOriginalSignatories 5
predecessorTo ASEAN Charter
purpose to accelerate economic growth in Southeast Asia
to promote cultural development
to promote regional peace and stability
to promote social progress
region Southeast Asia
relatedOrganization Association of Southeast Asian Nations
setsOutPrinciple equality and partnership
mutual respect for sovereignty
non-interference in internal affairs
peace
peaceful settlement of disputes
regional cooperation
regional solidarity
stability
shortDescription 1967 founding charter of ASEAN adopted in Bangkok, Thailand
signatoryOrganization Government of Indonesia
Government of Malaysia
Government of Singapore
Government of Thailand
Government of the Philippines
signatoryState Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
signedAt Bangkok
signedInCountry Thailand
signedInRegion Southeast Asia
signedOn 1967-08-08
subjectMatter intergovernmental organization formation
regional cooperation in Southeast Asia

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
ASEAN Declaration ("Bangkok Declaration")
alsoKnownAs
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
foundingDocument

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