The Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation
in Southeast Asia: TAC 1976
• six important principles:
• 1. Respect the independence, sovereignty, equality
and national identity of each member of ASEAN.
• 2. Have the right to maintain independence without
interference or outside influence.
• 3. Do not intervene in the internal affairs of each
other.
• 4. Resolve settlement of intraregional conflicts
peacefully.
• 5. Abstain the use of force or threat of force
• 6. Strengthen solidarity of organization.