The Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met on 24 July 2016 at the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Vientiane, Laos, to discuss measures on how to strengthen the ASEAN community and exchange views on regional and international issues of common concern and interest.
In their joint communique, the ASEAN foreign ministers welcomed the ‘growing interest of other non-ASEAN Member States to accede to the TAC’, adding the interest ‘reflects their political will and commitment to cooperate with ASEAN in the furtherance of peace and security in the region.’
The statement went on to add that the ASEAN community has agreed to the requests for accession by Iran, Chile, Egypt, and Morocco to the TAC, and looks forward to the signing ceremony as soon as possible.
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