It should be noted that the Preah Vihear engagement under Indonesia’s chairmanship
is, in all fairness, more ambitious than anything ASEAN had ever attempted in the
past in terms of maintaining intra-regional security. ASEAN managed to bring the
parties together. It provided an institutional platform for negotiations to resume. It
added another level of encouragement and pressure on the parties to suspend
hostilities, and actively helped de-escalate the tension. The meeting of ASEAN
Foreign Ministers in February 2011 was historic as it laid down a framework for
sending the first monitoring mission by one Member State to a disputed area between
two other member countries under the ASEAN chapeau.
By actively engaging in the dispute, ASEAN indeed gained more trust from the
international community. Upon deliberating on the dispute, the UN Security Council
in its Statement expressed support for ASEAN’s active efforts and urged the two
parties to co-operate with ASEAN. The Order of the ICJ also reinforced ASEAN’s
role, while requesting both parties to allow ASEAN-appointed observers to have
access to the provisional demilitarized zone. This was the first time that ASEAN was
directly referred to by both the UN Security Council and the ICJ as a primary
interlocutor in search of a dispute resolution between its two Member States.
One can argue, however, that the Association’s mission is far from being
accomplished. No formal ceasefire or written agreement was reached and Indonesian
observers are yet to be deployed. Responding to Cambodia’s request for an
It should be noted that the Preah Vihear engagement under Indonesia’s chairmanshipis, in all fairness, more ambitious than anything ASEAN had ever attempted in thepast in terms of maintaining intra-regional security. ASEAN managed to bring theparties together. It provided an institutional platform for negotiations to resume. Itadded another level of encouragement and pressure on the parties to suspendhostilities, and actively helped de-escalate the tension. The meeting of ASEANForeign Ministers in February 2011 was historic as it laid down a framework forsending the first monitoring mission by one Member State to a disputed area betweentwo other member countries under the ASEAN chapeau.By actively engaging in the dispute, ASEAN indeed gained more trust from theinternational community. Upon deliberating on the dispute, the UN Security Councilin its Statement expressed support for ASEAN’s active efforts and urged the twoparties to co-operate with ASEAN. The Order of the ICJ also reinforced ASEAN’srole, while requesting both parties to allow ASEAN-appointed observers to haveaccess to the provisional demilitarized zone. This was the first time that ASEAN wasdirectly referred to by both the UN Security Council and the ICJ as a primaryinterlocutor in search of a dispute resolution between its two Member States.One can argue, however, that the Association’s mission is far from beingaccomplished. No formal ceasefire or written agreement was reached and Indonesian
observers are yet to be deployed. Responding to Cambodia’s request for an
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