Consider the following statements with respect to the Association of S...
- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
- Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.
- The ASEAN Charter entered into force on 15 December 2008. With the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN will henceforth operate under a new legal framework and establish a number of new organs to boost its community-building process. In effect, the ASEAN Charter has become a legally binding agreement among the 10 ASEAN Member States. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
- The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement was signed in 2009 and on ASEAN-India Trade-inServices and Investments in 2015. With the signing of these Agreements, the ASEAN-India FTA is complete.
Consider the following statements with respect to the Association of S...
The correct answer is option 'A' - 1 only.
Explanation:
1. ASEAN was established in 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration by the ten ASEAN member states.
- This statement is correct. ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, was indeed established in 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration. The founding members of ASEAN were Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
2. The ASEAN Charter is a legally binding agreement on its member states.
- This statement is incorrect. The ASEAN Charter is not a legally binding agreement on its member states. The ASEAN Charter, adopted in 2007, is a document that sets out the purposes, principles, and structure of ASEAN. It serves as a framework for cooperation and integration among ASEAN member states, but it does not have legally binding provisions. The Charter provides guidelines and aspirations for the ASEAN community, but it does not impose legally enforceable obligations on member states.
In conclusion, only statement 1 is correct, while statement 2 is incorrect. ASEAN was indeed established in 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration, but the ASEAN Charter is not a legally binding agreement on its member states.
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