ASEAN Journey 

AUGUST 8 1967 - The signing of Declaration in Bangkok, Thailand by five foreign ministers.

DECEMBER 7, 1969   -Agreement for the Establishment of a Fund for the ASEAN in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

NOVEMBER 27, 1971 - Declaration on the Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN) in Kuala Lumpur

1974- Australia became ASEAN’s first Dialogue Partner

FEBUARY 24, 1976   - The First ASEAN Summit held in Bali. develop fruitful relations and

                                 mutually beneficial co-operation with other countries of the region.

                       - Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat. nomination of Mr. Hartono Rekso Dharsono as the first Secretary-General of the ASEAN       Secretariat.

AUGUST 5, 1977- Second ASEAN Summit. The Heads of Government reviewed the development and progress of ASEAN in its first ten years.

OCTOBER 4, 1979- Agreement on ASEAN Food Security Reserve was signed in New York.

MAY 6, 1981- The ASEAN Secretariat premises move from Pejambon to Kebayoran Baru

                       by President of Indonesia, H.E. Soeharto.

JANUARY 7, 1984- Brunei Darussalam Join ASEAN, the sixth member of ASEAN at Jakarta.

JULY 9, 1985- The signing of ASEAN Agreement on The Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

JUNE 24, 1986- The Signing of Agreement on ASEAN Energy Cooperation

JANUARY 28, 1992- The Signing of ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Agreement.

JULY 22, 1992- Declaration on the South China Sea.

                   - Protocol Amending the Agreement on The Establishment of The ASEAN Secretariat

JANUARY 1, 1993- The launching of the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for AFTA.

JULY 23, 1994-  ASEAN Flag Adoption. as a symbol of ASEAN cooperation and solidarity in promoting the common aspirations of Member Countries for peace and prosperity in the region.

JULY 28, 1995- Viet Nam Join ASEAN as the seventh member in Bandar Seri Begawan.

DECEMBER 15, 1995- The Signing of The Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Treaty.

JULY 23, 1997- Lao PDR and Myanmar join ASEAN as the eighth and ninth member in Subang Jaya, Malaysia.

APRIL 30, 1999- Admission of the Kingdom of Cambodia into ASEAN in Ha Noi, Vietnam.

OCTOBER 7, 2003- Bali Concord II. The framework to achieve a dynamic, cohesive, resilient and Integrated

                              ASEAN    Community.

NOVEMBER 31, 2015- The establishment of ASEAN Community. The ASEAN Community is a community of three pillars: the ASEAN Political-Security Community, the ASEAN Economic Community, and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020- Signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement.

COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE (2020-2021):  ASEAN member states collaborated in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing information, resources, and best practices to mitigate the impact of the virus in the region.

APRIL 24, 2021-  The ASEAN Five-Point Consensus was adopted, during a meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia,  between the leaders of nine ASEAN member states and Myanmar junta chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

 MARCH 2022 - To ensure a forward-looking, modern, and responsive goods agreement to regional and global developments, ASEAN launched the negotiations for the upgrade of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)

SEPTEMBER 2022 - The 7th ASEAN Energy Outlook and 2nd ASEAN Renewable Energy Outlook were released during the 40th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting

OCTOBER 3, 2O22 - The 13th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium on Enhancing Connectivity Toward an Inclusive, Sustainable, and Resilient ASEAN Community Post-2025 Vision was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022- The 11th country to join ASEAN is East Timor, also known as Timor Leste. The country was admitted "in principle" as the organization's 11th member.

DECEMBER 2023, - ASEAN commemorates the 50th anniversary of its relations with Japan, with a commemorative summit to be held in Tokyo.