PHNOM PENH, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian National Assembly here on Monday unanimously approved the ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asia Nations) Charter.
"The ASEAN Charter will bring our country into the economic and social integration with other ASEAN countries and also into the ongoing process of globalization," said Pen Pagna, chairman of the legislation and justice committee of the parliament.
"It can help us rule by law and walk to democracy and development, too," he added.
The charter has 13 chapters with 55 articles. All ASEAN member countries have to ratify it.
The ASEAN Charter aims to transform ASEAN into a rules-based legal entity like the European Union and paves the way for closer integration within the group.
Under the charter, all ASEAN member states will have equal rights and obligations. They will also be legally entitled to sue one another.
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia joined ASEAN in 1999.
"The ASEAN Charter will bring our country into the economic and social integration with other ASEAN countries and also into the ongoing process of globalization," said Pen Pagna, chairman of the legislation and justice committee of the parliament.
"It can help us rule by law and walk to democracy and development, too," he added.
The charter has 13 chapters with 55 articles. All ASEAN member countries have to ratify it.
The ASEAN Charter aims to transform ASEAN into a rules-based legal entity like the European Union and paves the way for closer integration within the group.
Under the charter, all ASEAN member states will have equal rights and obligations. They will also be legally entitled to sue one another.
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia joined ASEAN in 1999.
9 comments:
cambodia, please use asean, that's what it is created for!
Creared for WHAT? 1:51AM
Would you use HEROIN that what is creat for?
i guess asean was created for consultation of its member states? what was the purpose of asean?
i have to do research to know more about the origin of the creation of asean member nations. but here is its short purpose: asean has a goal of establishing a peaceful, prosperous and stable community of nations.
With out the check from the west it only a bunch of oppressors, human right abusers,corupted goverment!
Exemple- Viet name, Miama, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia!
Well, we can't just let you oversea animals running lose and disturb our peace here, can we?
Just help you to understand the creation of Asians.
The main purpose is trade. The first trading block was European Union.
As costs of production increase, before the trading block was formed, each country has to sell its products at higher price to the international markets. The formation of the trading block is to reduce tariff between the trading members to bring costs of production down so the companies can compete internationally.
The formation of Asians is for the same reason. Asians Trading block and globalisation is the new terms, if you want to success in life you must understand those terms.
NSW, AUSTRALIA
Yeah, but more importantly you must have a huge mass behind it. Just look at the European: individually and well knowledgeable is still nothing but unionized as a big mass, it has a lot more power. Thus, without mass nothing is relevant here; therefore, we must make it (ASEAN) works and continue to expand as required.
Oh, and it will be nice to get China on board if you know what I mean.
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