The Asean Secretariat was inaugurated in Jakarta on 8 August 1967, exactly one year after the signing of the Asean Declaration.
The Asean Declaration was signed on 8 August 1967 by the five founding member countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined as a member on 1 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Laos and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999.
The Asean Secretariat is the central agency of …