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Myanmar will not be allowed ASEAN leadership in 2026

  • September 6, 2023
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Myanmar will not be allowed ASEAN leadership in 2026

Subject : International Relations

Section: Groupings

Context: Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026

More about the news:

  • Southeast Asian leaders have decided that Myanmar will not take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled in 2026
  • ASEAN leaders have condemned the Myanmar military’s removal of Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government and have demanded her release from detention, along with other officials.
  • The Philippines will take over the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2026.

Some facts about ASEAN:

  • ASEAN is a political and economic organization aimed primarily at promoting economic growth and regional stability among its members.
  • It was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the founding fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. 
  • Current members of ASEAN are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
  • The motto of ASEAN is “One Vision, One Identity, One Community”.
  • The ASEAN Secretariat is located in Jakarta, Indonesia.

How did ASEAN originate and evolve:

  • Association of Southeast Asia (ASA), 1961: It was formed by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand to promote economic, cultural, and social cooperation.
  • Bangkok Declaration, 1967: It formally established the ASEAN.
  • First ASEAN Summit, 1976: In the summit, member countries pledged to work towards regional peace and stability.
  • Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC), 1976: It established a framework for peaceful relations and cooperation among member states.
  • ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), 1992: It aimed to create a free trade area among member countries.
  • ASEAN Charter, 2008: It provides a legal framework for the organization and strengthens its institutional structure.
  • ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), 2015: It aimed to integrate the economies of member countries and promote regional economic growth.
  • ASEAN joins Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP), 2020:  ASEAN members join RCEP, a free trade agreement.
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