Consider the following statements with reference to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

1. It is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries of Southeast Asia headquartered at Jakarta.
2. ASEAN Plus Three is a regional forum held annually as the East Asia Summit.

Select the correct statement.

• The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization which was established to promote political and social stability amid rising tensions among the Asia-Pacific’s post-colonial states. The regional organization comprises ten countries in Southeast Asia and headquartered at Jakarta, Indonesia. 
• ASEAN Plus Three was the first of attempts for further integration to improve existing ties of Southeast Asia with East Asian countries of China, Japan and South Korea.
• This was followed by the larger East Asia Summit (EAS) as ASEAN Plus Six, which included ASEAN Plus Three as well as India, Australia, and New Zealand. 

Hence only statement 1st is correct.

By: Shubham Tiwari