Purpose[edit]
As set out in the ASEAN Declaration, the aims and purposes of ASEAN are:
To accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region
To promote regional peace and stability
To promote collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest
To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities
To collaborate for the better utilisation of agriculture and industry to raise the living standards of the people
To promote Southeast Asian studies
To maintain close, beneficial cooperation with existing international organisations with similar aims and purposes[12]