1, regional peace and stability
ASEAN has maintained regional peace and stability by strengthening cooperation and combating terrorism and transnational crimes. For example, ASEAN member countries signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, which provided a legal guarantee for regional peace and stability.
2. Economic development
ASEAN has promoted the prosperity and development of regional economy by strengthening trade, investment and financial cooperation. For example, ASEAN member countries signed the ASEAN Free Trade Area Agreement, which promoted the development of regional trade and investment. In addition, ASEAN has actively promoted the process of economic integration, strengthened the economic ties among member countries, and improved the overall strength and influence of ASEAN.
3. Promote social progress
ASEAN has promoted regional social progress by strengthening cooperation in education, culture, science and technology. For example, ASEAN member countries have signed the ASEAN educational exchange program, which has strengthened educational and cultural exchanges among countries. In addition, ASEAN also actively promotes the development of social welfare undertakings and improves the living standards of people in various countries.
The goal of the ten ASEAN countries
In the early 1990s, ASEAN started the process of regional cooperation and gradually formed a series of regional cooperation mechanisms centered on ASEAN. The ASEAN Regional Forum was established in July 1994 and the East Asia-Latin America Cooperation Forum was established in September 1999.
In addition, ASEAN has established dialogue partnerships with 65,438+00 countries, including the United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the European Union, South Korea, China, the Russian Federation and India. In 2003, the relationship between China and ASEAN developed into a strategic partnership, and China became the first non-ASEAN country to join the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.
According to the second ASEAN Coordination Declaration issued by the 9th ASEAN Summit held in Bali, Indonesia in June, 2003, ASEAN will build the ASEAN Community in 2020. In order to achieve this goal, the ASEAN Summit held in June 5438+065438+1October 2004 also adopted the Six-Year Vientiane Action Plan for Further Promoting Integration Construction, and signed and published the Framework Agreement on Key Areas of ASEAN Integration Construction and the ASEAN Security Community Action Plan.
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