nal economic, social, and cultural cooperation
among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia

members - (10) Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

associate member - (1) Papua New Guinea

dialogue partners - (12) Australia, Canada, China, EU, India, Japan,
Pakistan, South Korea, NZ, Russia, US, UNDP

** ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) **

established - NA 1994

aim - to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and
security issues of common interest and concern

members - (10) Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

dialogue partners - (13) Australia, Canada, China, EU, India, Japan,
North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, NZ, Papua New Guinea, Russia, US

** Australia Group **

established - NA 1984

aim - to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical
and biological weapons

members - (34) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, European Commission, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US

** Australia-New Zealand-United States Security **

Treaty (ANZUS)

established - 1 September 1951; effective - 29 April 1952

aim - to implement a trilateral mutual security agreement, although the
US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986; Australia
and the US continue to hold annual meetings

members - (3) Australia, NZ, US

** Bank for International Settlements (BIS) **

established - 20 January 1930; effective - 17 March 1930

aim - to promote cooperation among central banks in international
financial settlements

members - (50) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, European Central Bank, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea,
Latvia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malaysia,
Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US, Yugoslavia

** Benelux Economic Union (Benelux) **

note - acronym from