Do not let ASEAN become a playing card for the competition…

Between major countries, there certainly always are some common ground and points of tension.

— Vladimir Putin

We will host the Asean summit in November this year. It will be an occasion to reflect on our achievements collectively and to look…

— Hassanal Bolkiah

“Di kawasan Asia Tenggara dan Asia Pasifik, kita masih dihadapkan pada tantangan tradisional, seperti potensi konflik akibat sengketa perbatasan dan klaim wilayah. Kita juga…

— SBYudhoyono

Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Our diaspora provides a platform for a stronger relationship between India and ASEAN countries.

— Sushma Swaraj

There was a time in the mid-1950s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academically. Fifty years down the…

— Lucio Tan

India's engagement with the ASEAN region lies in the clarity of the principles that we share.

— Sushma Swaraj

When I hear people flatteringly say, 'You're an expert on East Asia...' I'm certainly an observer of East Asia, and central Asia, and ASEAN,…

— Jenny Shipley

Our North East region will prosper when it is better connected to South East Asia, and when the North East becomes our bridge to…

— Sushma Swaraj

We hope that through these trade arrangements, through collaboration in training, in manpower development, and what have you, ASEAN in, say, ten years' time,…

— Sellapan Ramanathan

I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example…

— Najib Razak

For Korea, ASEAN has undoubtedly been a special and valued friend.

— Moon Jae-in

With South East Asian nations, ASEAN countries, with some of them, we do have defence cooperation, and we continue with them.

— Nirmala Sitharaman

My own perception is that there are two tiers of countries, one, the original ASEAN, and then the new members. The new members are…

— Anonymous

India's difficulties in negotiating an FTA with both the ASEAN and E.U. are a reminder of the importance of multilateralism.

— Sanjaya Baru