2. To promote regional peace and stability
TAC ( Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia): 1976
-Contain fundamentals principles on interstate relation
-Provides mechanisms for pacific settlement of disputes
Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone : 15 December 1995
-Not to develop , manufacture , acquire , posses , test or use nuclear weapon
-Negotiations for associations for the accession are underway
ARF (ASEAN Regional Forum)
1. Confidence – building
2. Preventive diplomacy
3. Conflict resolution
4. War