{"id":67949,"date":"2026-09-02T20:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=67949"},"modified":"2026-09-04T07:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:13:23","slug":"pakistan-asean-together-in-peace-prosperity-security-full-dialogue-partner-status-pending-even-after-33-years-of-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-asean-together-in-peace-prosperity-security-full-dialogue-partner-status-pending-even-after-33-years-of-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan ASEAN Together in Peace , Prosperity, Security | Full Dialogue Partner Status Pending even after 33 Years of Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Report : Tazeen Akhtar | ASEAN Monitoring Desk Islamabad<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pakistan is deeply keen in getting the full\u00a0 dialogue partner FDP status at Association of South East Asian Nations ASEAN even after bilateral as well as multilateral cooperation of\u00a0 more than 3 long decades (33 years) but the target still seems hard to be achieved as the process is said to be “very complicated”. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On ASEAN’s 59th anniversary, Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to boosting trade, education, and strategic communication under the framework of mutual respect and inclusive dialogue and refreshed her call to consider the status once again.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a special seminar titled \u201cPakistan and ASEAN: Navigating Our Future Together” in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan and the ASEAN Committee in Islamabad (ACI) to commemorate the 59th ASEAN Day. Here all officials of ISSI and Pakistani Ambassador to ASEAN highlighted the pending status of Pakistan.<\/p>\n

H.E. Dr. Emmanuel R. Fernandez <\/strong>, Ambassador of the Philippines and Current Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Islamabad (ACI) shared his vision on ASEAN and Pakistan relations as , \u201cPeace and security, prosperity and people empowerment remains heart of ASEANS future. ASEAN\u2019s three pillars\u2014political-security, economic, and socio-cultural cooperation\u2014remain relevant to the evolving Pakistan-ASEAN partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He highlighted the Philippines\u2019 2026 ASEAN Chairship priorities of peace and security, prosperity, and people empowerment, while ASEAN and Pakistani speakers explored opportunities for deeper cooperation in trade and investment, digital economy, connectivity, education, tourism, security and people-to-people exchanges.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Pakistan also reaffirmed its commitment to stronger ASEAN relations, including through the USD 500,000 replenishment of the ASEAN\u2013Pakistan Cooperation Fund and its continuing aspiration for deeper institutional engagement with ASEAN.<\/div>\n
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\"\"Here it is worth mentioning that Turkiye became full dialogue partner in 15 years only. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 08 Aug 1967<\/span>, in Bangkok, Thailand, through the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration). Pakistan was the first neighbor of this org with respect to combined borders of the then East Pakistan (Bangladesh) and the then Burma (Myanmar).<\/p>\n

Pakistan has expressed her keenness not only increasing imports from ASEAN members but has opened two embassies unilaterally in ASEAN states of Singapore and Cambodia with no reciprocation from any of these two countries.<\/p>\n

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ASEAN consists of 11 countries Brunei Darussalam, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR (Laos), Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor) , Viet Nam. 4 states do not have their representation in Pakistan including Cambodia, East Timor, Laos and Singapore. 7 ASEAN countries have missions in Pakistan while Pakistan has missions in 9 countries of ASEAN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At the seminar, the Chair of ACI, Ambassador Philippine<\/strong> \u00a0noted that closer engagement between Pakistan and ASEAN can contribute to addressing emerging regional challenges while creating new avenues for mutually beneficial cooperation.<\/p>\n

H.E. Dato` Astanah Abdul Aziz, Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN <\/strong><\/span>, in a special video message, highlighted the strong foundation of ASEAN-Pakistan relations and identified dialogue, economic and technological cooperation, connectivity, and people to people- centered development as key areas of future cooperation.<\/p>\n

Pakistan fully supports ASEAN\u2019s continued efforts to promote regional peace, stability, prosperity and sustainable development<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n