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In 2015, Timor-Leste's ambassador to Malaysia said the country was ready to join ASEAN, having fulfilled the two major requirements of being located in the region and having opened embassies in ASEAN member countries. In 2016, Indonesia announced that Timor-Leste's membership bid could be realized in
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and all other economic co-operation arrangements. One important means of orientation for a prospective member is its attendance at ASEAN meetings and participation in co-operation projects. Other obligations of membership are that a state must maintain embassies in all current member countries of the
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In November 2022, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said that Serbia would seek to cooperate with ASEAN. She also said that Serbia will have Singapore support for this. In July 2023, Serbia's accession request to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia was unanimously approved. In 16
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to join ASEAN as a founding member on 8 August 1967, however the country did not proceed as ASEAN was pro-Western and Sri Lanka was then pursuing a policy of non-alignment. There was also objection from Singapore over concerns of domestic instability from tensions between the two main ethnic groups
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At the 29th AMM, Myanmar was accorded observer status, and participated in the ARF for the first time. On 12 August 1996, Myanmar submitted application for membership in ASEAN, with hopes for joining by 1997 along with Cambodia and Laos. The ASC then extended the mandate of the Working Group on the
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objected in late 2011 to Timor-Leste's membership, due to his desire to achieve economic integration by 2015, which the relatively less-developed Timor-Leste would make difficult. Some member states are concerned that, having experienced the entry of four relatively underdeveloped members, ASEAN
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The ASEAN Security Committee (ASC) established a working group, chaired by ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Mahadi Haji Wasli, to look into all issues on the potential membership of Cambodia and Laos. On 17 July 1996, the working group held consultations with the director-general of the ASEAN
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and the usual principles of inter-state relations. ASEAN has no membership criteria related to the character of government, ideological system and orientation, economic policy, or level of development. If there were such criteria for membership, a regional association would not be possible in
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of Sri Lanka. Interest from within the country later became evident and it attempted to join ASEAN by 1981. In both cases, Malaysia has been historically a supporter of Sri Lanka's accession into ASEAN, while Singapore opposes it. In 2007, Sri Lanka was among the 27 participants in the ARF.
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to push for observer status for Palau during its chairmanship of ASEAN. In 2018, Palau and the Philippines began re-connecting their economic and diplomatic relations. As a way to enhance and expand cooperation, the country has expressed its intent to back Palau if ever it wishes to join
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and thus ineligible for membership. When the country was granted the observer status in 1976, it was acknowledged that PNG shares the same political and economic region with ASEAN's member, and was connected geographically, because the country forms half of the island of
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In 1992, the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) scheme was signed as a schedule for phasing tariffs and as a goal to increase the "region's competitive advantage as a production base geared for the world market". This law acted as the framework for the
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The heads of government of Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia met with those of ASEAN during the Fifth ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on 15 December 1995. The representative of Myanmar expressed hope that his country would be accorded observer status at the 29th AMM in 1996.
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countries is aimed for fostering dialogue and consultation, also promoting confidence-building and preventive diplomacy throughout the region. The membership criteria for ARF, as well as other Dialogue Partners, were outlined during the second ARF in 1996, in
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of 8 August 1967 and those elaborated and developed in various subsequent treaties, declarations and agreements of ASEAN. One common concern that must be addressed through negotiations is the ability of a prospective member to participate in
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In 2015, PNG appointed a special envoy to deal with matters related to ASEAN, reflecting its determination to expedite becoming a full member of the ASEAN bloc. PNG was also taking the necessary steps to prepare itself for integration.
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An obstacle to PNG's admission to ASEAN has been its geographical location. Although located no farther away from ASEAN's Jakarta headquarters than northern Myanmar, PNG is usually considered to be outside
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was accorded observer status at the 28th AMM in July 1995. The Cambodian foreign minister applied for membership in a letter dated 23 March 1996. Like Laos, Cambodia also wished to join ASEAN in 1997.
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attended the 27th and 28th AMM as a guest of the host governments. During the 28th meeting, Myanmar acceded to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia and applied for observer status.
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One of the obligations of membership is that a prospective member must agree to subscribe or accede to all the treaties, declarations and agreements in ASEAN, starting with those outlined in the
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would be admitting an even poorer one. Although ASEAN has no membership criteria regarding political ideology, some ASEAN countries have difficulties with Timor-Leste's eventual membership.
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has expressed an interest in be granted observer status at ASEAN. In 2011, the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, reportedly advised the Prime Minister of Fiji, Commodore
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composing the then-members of ASEAN and the People's Republic of China, Japan, and South Korea, with the intention of counterbalancing the growing influence of the United States in the
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In May 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that Turkey had expressed a desire to join ASEAN. He then stated that he would push for the other member states to include them.
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expressed his support for PNG membership in ASEAN. In June 2013 PNG Foreign Minister Rimbink Pato reiterated that the country was "very interested" in joining ASEAN.
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2017, since the feasibility studies conducted by both countries on Timor-Leste's stability, security, economy, and culture would be finished by the end of 2016. The
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ASEAN senior officials agreed in 1983 that observer status should be granted only to potential members of ASEAN who satisfy the criteria set for ASEAN membership.
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In addition to the growth in membership, the bloc experienced a drive for further integration in the 1990s. In 1990, Malaysia proposed the creation of an
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A number of countries had expressed an interest in becoming part of ASEAN despite being outside the geographical limits of Southeast Asia.
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said that Mongolia had expressed a desire to join ASEAN. He then stated that he would push for the other member states to include them.
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became an ASEAN observer at the 25th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) in Manila, Philippines, in July 1992. At the 28th AMM in
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Lack of consensus has prevented ASEAN from arriving at decisions on observer status for Timor-Leste and its accession to the
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became the sixth member after it joined on 8 January 1984, barely a week after the country became independent on 1 January.
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Laos and Myanmar became members of ASEAN on 23 July 1997. Cambodia's membership was deferred due to the country's
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in 2009 that his country was considering applying for full membership. In March 2012, Indonesian President
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proposed that Papua New Guinea be accorded permanent associate membership with ASEAN. PNG Prime Minister
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OPENING STATEMENT BY H.E. AMBASSADOR LEONARD LOUMA SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA GOVERNMENT
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Southeast Asia in search of an ASEAN community: insights from the former ASEAN secretary-general
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September 2024, The Serbian parliament formally requests for an associate membership in the
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The latest three members of ASEAN began their application in joining the bloc in the 1990s.
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Timor-Leste gained its independence in 2002, and from the following year took part in the
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stated that Australia should join the organization. In March 2024, Philippine President
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The Bangkok Declaration lays down no conditions for membership other than location in
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became an ASEAN observer state in 1993 and the seventh full member on 28 July 1995.
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in 1967. Since then, the ASEAN's membership has grown to ten with the accession of
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has the potential to meaningfully participate in ASEAN. He then argued that the
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The state must be able and willing to carry out the obligations of membership.
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submitted a membership application to ASEAN, a move which was supported by
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Membership of Cambodia and Laos to also include the membership of Myanmar.
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bloc, and the country must attend all ministerial meetings and summits.
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David M. Malone; C. Raja Mohan; Srinath Raghavan, eds. (23 July 2015).
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of Thailand are considered as the organisation's Founding Fathers.
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suggested that Australia join ASEAN. During a 2018 interview with
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of 1997, a revival of the Malaysian proposal was established in
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Bernard Eccleston; Michael Dawson; Deborah J. McNamara (1998).
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José Ramos-Horta hoped East Timor could join ASEAN before 2012.
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in May 2023 a roadmap to Timor Leste's accession was adopted.
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Process of expanding the Association of Southest Asian Nations
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and signed the ASEAN Declaration, more commonly known as the
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Somare seeks PGMA's support for PNG's ASEAN membership bid
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Enlargement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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The state must be recognized by all ASEAN member states.
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Currently, three states are seeking accession to ASEAN:
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was accorded observer status. The bloc then grew when
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The state must agree to be bound by the ASEAN Charter.
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Aquino to back East Timor's bid for ASEAN membership
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Enlargement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Bangkok Declaration
Cambodia
Bangladesh
Papua New Guinea
East Timor
ASEAN Charter
Southeast Asia
Bangkok Declaration
ASEAN Free Trade Area
Southeast Asia
ASEAN Regional Forum
Asia Pacific
Jakarta
China
Taiwan
foreign ministers
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Bangkok
Bangkok Declaration
Adam Malik
Narciso Ramos
Abdul Razak
S. Rajaratnam

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