Press Release: The EU accedes to Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

Catherine Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, signed in Phnom Penh the Instrument of Accession of the European Union to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) on 12 July 2012. Simultaneously the ten ASEAN Foreign Ministers signed the Instrument of Extension to agree to the EU's accession from the ASEAN side.