Purpose Objective of ASEAN
As set out in the ASEAN
Declaration, the aims and purposes of ASEAN are:
To
accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the
region through joint endeavors in the spirit of equality and partnership in
order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of
Southeast Asian Nations.
To
promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and
the rule of law in the relationship among countries of the region and adherence
to the principles of the United Nations Charter.
To
promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common
interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and
administrative fields.
To
provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research
facilities in the educational, professional, technical and administrative
spheres.
To
collaborate more effectively for the greater utilisation of their agriculture
and industries, the expansion of their trade, including the study of the
problems of international commodity trade, the improvement of their
transportation and communications facilities and the raising of the living
standards of their peoples.
To
promote Southeast Asian studies.
To
maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing international and
regional organisations with similar aims and purposes, and explore all avenues
for even closer cooperation among themselves.
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