The group that works to help members establish internal political stability is the <u>Association of Southeast Asian Nations</u>.
ASEAN is an organization that is composed of 10 Southeast Asian and Pacific Rim countries. The governments of these countries are working together to promote three key areas within their region.
<h2>Further Explanation</h2>
The 3 keys areas that the governments of these countries collaborate to promote include
- Socio-cultural
- Economic
- Political advancement
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations also serves as an observer of Asia pacific Economic cooperation.
The Asia pacific economic cooperation (APEC) is composed of 21 member Economic group. The group focuses on promoting free trade and Economic sustainability in Pacific Rim countries.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations was established in 1967 when the Bangkok declaration was signed. At the inception, the association was made up of 5 countries.
The 5 member countries are
- Thailand
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- The Philippines
- Indonesia
When this regional organization was established, its main goal was to calm tensions among its member countries and also to stop the issues of communism from escalating.
However, some countries later joined the association and this pushed its members to 10.
Some of the countries that were later incorporated into the ASEAN are:
- Vietnam
- Laos
- Cambodia
- Brunei
- Myanmar
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KEYWORDS:
- political stability
- members
- groups
- organization
- political
