CHARTER OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
PREAMBLE
WE, THE PEOPLES of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as represented by the Heads of State or Government of Brunei Darussalam. the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Met Nam:
NOTING with satisfaction the significant achievements and expansion of ASEAN since its establishment in Bangkok through the promulgation of The ASEAN Declaration:
RECALLING the decisions to establish an ASEAN Charter in the Vientiane Action Programme, the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Establishment of the ASEAN Charter and the Cebu Declaration on the Blueprint of the ASEAN Charter
MINDFUL of the existence of mutual interests and interdependence among the peoples and Member States of ASEAN which are bound by geography. common objectives and shared destiny.
INSPIRED by and united under One Vison. One identity and One Caring and Sharing Community
UNITED by a common desire and collective will to live in a region of lasting peace, security and stability, sustained