The state of Iraq has existed only since 1920, when it was created under British aegis as a mandate, however, the area now incorporated within its borders has been home of several of humankinds carliest civilizations.
The Sixth Meeting of the ASEAN Labour Ministers in Bandar Seri Begawan in November 1986 reviewed ASEANs cooperation in the field of labour and agreed on the need to intensify such cooperation.
During the period of July 1989 to June 1990, various activities of ASEAN have been carried out with different degrees of success in both tangible and intangible terms.
The year 1988 - 1989 could be characterized as another period of follow-up actions to further promote and strengthen ASEAN cooperation in line with the directions and guidelines laid down by the Third Meeting of the ASEAN Heads of Government.