His Excellency Kong Phok, Spokesman, said that Spain was slow to prepare internal documents and had not yet signed the TAC.
Spain has not yet signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia [TAC] on November 10, 2022. This was confirmed by His Excellency Kong Phok, Spokesman of the ASEAN Summit and related meetings on the evening of November 10, 2022.
HE Kong Phok stated that in relation to the decision of ASEAN to make Spain a High contracting party to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia [TAC] on the ASEAN side, we are ready, but Spain is slow.
“But since the Spanish side has some internal processes that need to be supplemented, it is too late that today we see only Ukraine signing,” he said.
His Excellency hopes that in the future, Spain will be able to join ASEAN in becoming a member of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia [TAC].
On November 10, 2022, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers and the Secretary-General of ASEAN witnessed the signing of the Agreement on Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia [TAC] by Ukraine and Spain. .
[TAC] is a peace treaty signed in 1976 between ASEAN member states to establish a code of conduct on relations between countries in the region, promoting peace, friendship and permanent cooperation on the basis of mutual respect. On the other hand, the principle of non-interference and peaceful settlement of disputes.
It should be noted that there are already 50 member countries of this treaty, including Ukraine, which was signed on November 10, 2022.
Please note that at the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings in the past, Cambodia, Denmark. Greek Republic. Kingdom of the Netherlands. Oman. Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also became members of the TAC.
