Consider the following statement regarding ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations):1. It was established with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration.2. Its founding countries are Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Which of the above statements is/are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Statement 1 is correct
Statement 2 is incorrect: its founding members are Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

About ASEAN:

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand.
It was established with the signing of an ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the ministers of the founding countries.
Its founding countries are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Eventually, Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up to ten Member States of ASEAN

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