Member States

ASIAN-AFRICAN LEGAL CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION (AALCO)

Member States 


Membership of the Organization is open to all Asian and African States that desire to participate in the Organization in accordance with its Statutes and Statutory Rules (Article 2(3) of the Statutes). Any such State desirous of membership has to address a written communication to the Secretary-General of the AALCO intimating its desire to participate in the Organization and stating its acceptance of the Statutes and Statutory Rules. The communication when received is circulated among the Member Governments with a request for submission of their comments within a period of six weeks. Unless objections are received from not less than one-third of the total membership of the Organization, the State concerned is thereafter declared admitted as a member. 

AALCO presently have Forty-Seven countries as its members, comprising almost all the major States from Asia and Africa. Observers from non-Member States, regional, inter-regional and international organizations and specialized agencies and national liberation movements recognized by the United Nations are admitted as Observers to attend the Annual Sessions of the Organization. Australia and New Zealand have the status of Permanent Observers. 

 

AALCO MEMBER STATES 

Member

Year of Joining AALCO

Focal Ministry

Asia

 

 

1.

Bahrain

Kingdom of Bahrain

1993

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.bh/

2.

Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh

1974

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.bd/ 

3.

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam 

2003

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofat.gov.bn/ 

4.

China

People's  Republic of China

1983

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ 

5.

Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus 

1980

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/ 

6.

India

Republic of India

1956

Ministry of External Affairs

http://www.mea.gov.in/ 

7.

Indonesia

Republic of Indonesia 

1956

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://www.kemlu.go.id/ 

8.

Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran

1970

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://en.mfa.ir/ 

9.

Iraq

Republic of Iraq

1956

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.iq/en/ 

10.

Japan

Japan

1956

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.go.jp/ 

11.

Jordan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

1968

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://jordan.gov.jo/ 

12.

Kuwait

State of Kuwait 

1970

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://mofa.gov.kw/ 

13.

Lebanon

Republic of Lebanon

1999

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants

http://www.emigrants.gov.lb/ 

14.

Malaysia

Malaysia

1970

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.kln.gov.my 

15.

Mongolia

Mongolia

1980

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mfa.gov.mn/?lang=en 

16.

Myanmar

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

1956

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.mm/ 

17.

Nepal

Nepal

1971

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://mofa.gov.np/ 

18.

DPR Korea

DPR Korea 

1974

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mfa.gov.kp/en/ 

19.

Oman

Sultanate of Oman

1976

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://www.mofa.gov.om/ 

20.

Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

1958

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.pk/ 

21.

Qatar

State of Qatar 

1976

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://www.mofa.gov.qa/ 

22.

Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea

1970

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://www.mofa.go.kr/ 

23.

Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

1975

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.sa/ 

24.

Singapore

Republic of Singapore 

1970

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://www.mfa.gov.sg/ 

25.

Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

1956

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mfa.gov.lk/ 

26.

Palestine

State of Palestine

1990

Ministry of Justice

http://www.moj.pna.ps/ 

27.

Philippines

Republic of Philippines

2019

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://www.dfa.gov.ph/

28.

Syria

Syrian Arab Republic

1956

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.sy/

29.

Thailand

Kingdom of Thailand

1961

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mfa.go.th/ 

30.

Türkiye

Republic of Türkiye 

1975

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mfa.gov.tr/ 

31.

Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam  

2017

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en 

32.

Yemen

Republic of Yemen

1976

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://www.mofa-ye.org/ 

Africa 

 

 

33.

Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

1956

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mfa.gov.eg/ 

34.

Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon 

2006

Presidency of the Republic

https://www.prc.cm/en/ 

35.

Gambia

Republic of Gambia

1974

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mofa.gov.gm/ 

36.

Ghana

Republic of Ghana

1963

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://mfa.gov.gh/ 

37.

Kenya

Republic of Kenya

1970

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mfa.go.ke/ 

38.

Libya

State of Libya

1976

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.foreign.gov.ly 

39.

Mauritius

Republic of Mauritius

1972

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://foreign.govmu.org/ 

40.

Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria

1970

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/ 

41.

Senegal

Republic of Senegal 

1980

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.sn/ 

42.

Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone

1969

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://foreignaffairs.gov.sl/ 

43.

Somalia

Republic of Somalia 

1976

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.mfa.gov.so/ 

44.

South Africa

Republic of South Africa

2004

International Relations and Cooperation

http://www.dirco.gov.za/ 

45.

Sudan

Republic of the Sudan

1986

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

www.mofa.gov.sd/en/ 

46.

Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania

1973

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.foreign.go.tz/ 

47.

Uganda

Republic of Uganda

1979

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

https://www.mofa.go.ug/