The 42nd ASEAN Summit in 2023 aims to showcase the group's ambitions and efforts to serve as the center and engine of global development.
The ASEAN region, home to almost 650 million people, and consistently outperforms the global average in terms of economic development, as underlined by President Joko Widodo, who is currently in charge of the organization.
In order to make Southeast Asia the core of global growth, he urged member countries to pool their industrial capabilities.
The heads of the ten-nation bloc will gather for a number of talks, as will their ministers of foreign affairs, commerce, and national security.
It is anticipated that they would talk about how to strengthen economic integration and raise ASEAN's profile internationally in the midst of a deteriorating geopolitical security situation.
Indonesia's outspoken support for Timor-Leste's candidacy has undoubtedly aided progress, but other members are concerned about the tiny country's lack of development and significant reliance on oil and gas revenues.
The ASEAN Declaration was signed on August 8, 1967, in Bangkok, Thailand, establishing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as an intergovernmental regional organization.
The current ASEAN members are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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