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  • The 20th East Asia Summit adopts the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Peace and Stability, with the aim of implementing joint projects and activities under the EAS Plan of Action (2024–2028), aligned with the ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future vision.

East Asia Summit

  • Formation: The East Asia Summit (EAS) was established in 2005 with the first summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • What is it?: It serves as a forum for strategic dialogue and cooperation on political, security, and economic issues of regional and global significance.
  • Objectives
    • Promote peace, stability, and economic prosperity in the East Asian region.
    • Encourage strategic and political dialogue between leaders on broad regional and global issues.
    • Support ASEAN centrality in the evolving regional architecture.
  • Priority Areas of Cooperation (Six Pillars)
    • Environment and Energy
    • Education
    • Finance
    • Global Health Issues and Pandemic Diseases
    • Natural Disaster Management
    • ASEAN Connectivity
  • Members: Total 18 members
    • 10 ASEAN Member States: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
    • 8 Dialogue Partners: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, United States, and Russia

 

 

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