Areas Quote by Hassanal Bolkiah

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

— Moon Jae-in

Over the past eight years, the United States has worked hard to deepen partnerships across the region and across South-east Asia in particular. We're…

— Barack Obama

With Singapore's partnership, the United States in engaging more deeply across South-east Asia and Asean, which is central to the region's peace and prosperity.…

— Barack Obama

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

“In the end, everyone came to the conclusion that however ungainly, however inefficient, however elliptical ASEAN's ways are, it's still better than not having…

— George Yeo

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

The ASEAN is located at the center of the Indo-Pacific region and is critical for achieving a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

— Yoshihide Suga

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

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

— Sanjaya Baru

These are important markers in our engagement with South East Asia, in enhancing our strategic ties with ASEAN across 3 Cs. These 3 Cs…

— Sushma Swaraj

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

— Sushma Swaraj