You are an advisor to the new Foreign Minister of Mariana, a Member State of ASEAN. The Minister will be attending his first ASEAN Summit next week. Note that the Minister knows the EU well, but not A

You are an advisor to the new Foreign Minister of Mariana, a Member State of ASEAN.

The Minister will be attending his first ASEAN Summit next week. Note that the

Minister knows the EU well, but not ASEAN, as he was posted for a long time in

Brussels.

Please prepare a briefing note on ASEAN: outline how in works, its achievements and

challenges and how it compares to the European Union.