Introduction

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Security as the common criteria that holds the ASEAN community
  • Regional economic cooperation & integration supports regional security
  • Security is essential for development

1967 Declaration, multilateral cooperation:
  • Economic, cultural, socio-cultural aspects
  • Cooperation with other international and regional organisations

1967 Bangkok declaration
  • Declaration only calls for “promotion of regional peace and stability”
  • Avoid beliefs that ASEAN is a defence pact
  • Did not mention “regional security”