Susan Elliott: ASEAN is a good example of regional cooperation

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a successful example of regional cooperation, President and CEO of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy Susan Elliott said at a panel discussion at the XI Global Baku Forum.

According to the Report, she said that at the very beginning, this Association was not created as an economic organization.

The countries of Southeast Asia wanted to unite and look for ways to cooperate not only in economic, but in cultural, scientific and other areas, she said, adding that this organization has been around for over 50 years and has demonstrated great success and progress.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was founded on August 8, 1967 in Bangkok. Initially, it included Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines. Later Brunei Darussalam (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos and Myanmar (1997), Cambodia (1999) joined.