ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), until 2007, the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO), is an organization founded in 1977, which is grouped with, but formally associated with ASEAN.[1] Its creation was initiated by Indonesia, with the support of other members of the ASEAN 5 founding members.[2]

ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization
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History
FoundedSeptember 2, 1977 (1977-09-02)
Preceded byASEAN Interparliamentary Organization
Meeting place
Jakarta, Indonesia
Website
aipasecretariat.org
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It met for the first time in 1978 in Singapore. It is a weak, transnational parliamentary assembly that only has consultative powers, and lacks legislative and oversight powers over ASEAN and its members.[1]

It has over 300 members from ASEAN members. Brunei (and previously Myanmar) which does not have a legislature, attend as Special Observers to AIPA.[2] In 2007, it changed its name from the ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) to ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).[1]

Since 1979, it has held semi-regular bilateral meetings with the European Parliament.[1]

Location Address: ASEAN SECRETARIAT, Heritage Building, 5th floor. Jl. Sisingamangaraja No. 70A Kebayoran Baru. Jakarta Selatan, Kode Pos 12110 DKI Jakarta, Indonesia.

Member List

Members
  •  Indonesia (September 2, 1977): founding member of AIPO
  •  Malaysia (September 2, 1977): founding member of AIPO
  •  Philippines (September 2, 1977): founding member of AIPO
  •  Singapore (September 2, 1977): founding member of AIPO
  •  Thailand (September 2, 1977): founding member of AIPO
  •  Vietnam (September 19, 1995)
  •  Laos (in 1997)
  •  Cambodia (in 1999)
  •  Brunei (September 4, 2009)
  •  Myanmar (September 20, 2011)

Observers

As of 2021, the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Council has 16 Observers. In which, in addition to 1 Observer, which is a regional parliamentary body, the European Parliament, the remaining 15 Observers are parliaments or lower houses of countries. The closest observers are the Ukrainian parliament and the lower house of Pakistan, admitted to the 42nd AIPA General Assembly 2021 in Brunei.

References
  1. Rüland, Jürgen; Carrapatoso, Astrid (March 24, 2015). "Democratizing inter-Regionalism? The EU Parliament and its Asia Relations". In Stavridis, Stelios; Irrera, Daniela (eds.). The European Parliament and its International Relations. Routledge. ISBN 9781317499633. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. Asia's New Regionalism. NUS Press. 2008. p. 136. ISBN 9789971694197.
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