The correct answer is Option 2 - A, C and E
The correct statements are:
A) ASEAN was established in 1967.
C) The objectives of ASEAN were primarily to accelerate economic growth and through that ‘social progress and cultural development’.
E) In 2003, ASEAN moved along the path of the EU by agreeing to establish an ASEAN Community comprising three pillars.
Correction in the incorrect statement:
B) Originally there were FIVE, not ten founder countries of ASEAN ( Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand)
D) Unlike the EU there is little desire in ASEAN for supranational structures and institutions.
ASEAN was established in 1967 by five countries of this region — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand — by signing the Bangkok Declaration. The objectives of ASEAN were primarily to accelerate economic growth and through that ‘social progress and cultural development’. A secondary objective was to promote regional peace and stability based on the rule of law and the principles of the United Nations Charter. Over the years, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar (Burma) and Cambodia joined ASEAN taking its strength to ten. Unlike the EU there is little desire in ASEAN for supranational structures and institutions. ASEAN countries have celebrated what has become known as the ‘ASEAN Way’, a form of interaction that is informal, non-confrontationist and cooperative. The respect for national sovereignty is critical to the functioning of ASEAN. With some of the fastest growing economies in the world, ASEAN broadened its objective beyond the economic and social spheres. In 2003, ASEAN moved along the path of the EU by agreeing to establish an ASEAN Community comprising three pillars, namely, the ASEAN Security Community, the ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Socio- Cultural Community.
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