11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

• Timor-Leste has officially become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

• The country's membership was confirmed during the 47th ASEAN Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao attended the summit.

• This is ASEAN's first expansion since Cambodia joined in 1999.

• ASEAN was established in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1967 through the signing of the ASEAN Declaration by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

• Brunei Darussalam became a member in 1984. Vietnam joined in 1995.

• Laos and Myanmar became members in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999.

• Malaysia, the 2025 ASEAN Chair, is hosting the 47th ASEAN Summit.