= Association of Southeast Asian Nations = The '''Association of Southeast Asian Nations''' ('''ASEAN''') is an economic and political union of sovereign states. <> ---- == History == In 1961, an '''Association of Southeast Asia''' ('''ASA'''), was established by [[Thailand]], [[Philippines|the Philippines]], and [[Malaysia|Malaya]]. In 1967, [[Indonesia]] and [[Singapore]] were invited to also sign the '''Bangkok Declaration''' to found the '''Association of Southeast Asian Nations''' ('''ASEAN'''). ---- == Members == Members of the association are: * [[Brunei]] * [[Cambodia]] * [[Indonesia]] * [[Laos]] * [[Malaysia]] * [[Myanmar]] * [[Philippines|The Philippines]] * [[Singapore]] * [[Thailand]] * [[Vietnam]] [[EastTimor|East Timor]] and [[PapuaNewGuinea|Papua New Guinea]] are observers and have applied for accession into the association. ---- == Structure == ---- CategoryRicottone