East Asia Summit

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Member states (11) Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam Observer state Papua New Guinea Potential enlargement Bangladesh Sri Lanka Fiji Partners and engagement ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner ASEAN Dialogue Partner ASEAN Plus Three East Asia Summit ASEAN Regional Forum ADMM / ADMM-Plus ASEAN Summit
Treaties and Declarations Bangkok Declaration (1967) Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (1976) ASEAN Charter (2007) ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (2012) ASEAN Free Trade Area (1992) ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (2009) ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (2005) Other instruments Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (2002) ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (2002) ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (2019)
Executive institutions Chairmanship Philippines Bongbong Marcos (January–December 2026) ASEAN ministerial and coordinating bodies ASEAN Coordinating Council ASEAN Community Councils Political-Security Community Council Economic Community Council Socio-Cultural Community Council ASEAN Eminent Persons Group ASEAN Secretariat Secretary-General: Kao Kim Hourn
Parliamentary bodies ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Secretary-General: Siti Rozaimeriyanty President : Bojie Dy
Rights and compliance bodies ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women
Economic integration ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Single Window ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement Chiang Mai Initiative Free Trade Agreements ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement ASEAN–India Free Trade Area (AIFTA) ASEAN–China Free Trade Area (ACFTA)
Other bodies ASEAN centres and coordination bodies ASEAN Centre for Energy ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre) ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity ASEAN Heritage Parks Development cooperation and external programmes ASEAN–Australia Development Cooperation Programme (AADCP) ASEAN Regional Integration Support by the EU (ARISE+) ASEAN–EU Programme for Regional Integration Support (APRIS) ASEAN–United States Enhanced Partnership Programme ASEAN-Japan Centre ASEAN-China Centre Health, disaster, and transnational issues ASEAN Biodiaspora Virtual Center ASEAN Earthquake Information Centre Information Centre on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the ASEAN Plus Three Countries (ACPHEED) ASEAN and China Cooperative Operations in Response to Dangerous Drugs (ACCORD) Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons Project (ARTIP) Environment, forestry, and haze ASEAN Action HazeOnline ASEAN Forest Clearing House Mechanism EC-ASEAN Green Independent Power Producers Network Trade, logistics, ports, and industry ASEAN Supporting Industry Database ASEAN NCAP ASEAN Ports Association ASEAN Connect Business and finance networks ASEAN Bankers Association ASEAN Exchanges List of ASEAN stock exchanges Asian Bonds Online Philip Kotler Centre for ASEAN Marketing US-ASEAN Business Council China–ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund Food and occupational safety networks ASEAN Food Safety Network ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network (ASEAN OSHNET) Education, science, and ICT networks Education groups ASEAN University Network Rankings of universities in ASEAN ASEAN Science and Technology Network ASEAN Centre for Gifted Student in Science Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology ICT networks ICT4D ASEAN Collaboratory Asean cyber university project ASEAN Legal Information Network System Research institutes Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute Culture, media, tourism, youth, and sport ASEAN Foundation ASEAN Tourism Association ASEAN Culture and Information Portal ASEAN Producers and Broadcasters Youth@ASEAN SEA Games ASEAN ParaGames ASEAN Championship ASEAN Football Federation ASEAN Basketball League ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet
RCEP RCEP members Australia Brunei Cambodia China Indonesia Japan Laos Malaysia Myanmar New Zealand Philippines Singapore South Korea Thailand Vietnam Applicants Bangladesh Hong Kong Chile Sri Lanka Topics Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia Rules of origin Trade in services Electronic commerce
Law ASEAN Charter Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
Policies and issues ASEAN Political-Security Community ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Southeast Asian studies South China Sea Southeast Asian haze Human trafficking in Southeast Asia Transnational crime (ASEAN frameworks) Disaster risk reduction (ASEAN frameworks) Proposals and long-term initiatives ASEAN Integrated QR Code Payment System ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) ASEAN Single Aviation Market ASEAN Single Shipping Market ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) Kunming-Singapore Railway Lao HSR Viet HSR Thai HSR Malay-Sing HSR Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAGP) ASEAN Power Grid Australia-Asia Power Link ASEAN Telecom ASEAN Secondary Language ASEAN Common Time (ACT) ASEAN Common Visa (Schengen-like) ASA Airline Asian Monetary Fund Asian Monetary Unit East Asia Economic Caucus East Asian Community Federal Southeast Asia
Foreign relations ASEAN Summit ASEAN–India Commemorative Summit ASEAN–Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit ASEAN Ministerial Meeting ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner ASEAN Dialogue Partner ASEAN Plus Three East Asia Summit ASEAN Regional Forum ADMM-Plus ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise ASEAN–European Union relations Asia–Europe Meeting Doctrines and policies Fukuda Doctrine Bamboo network New Southern Policy (South Korea) New Southbound Policy (Taiwan) Look East policy (Bangladesh) Act East policy (India)
Related historical groupings Association of Southeast Asia Maphilindo
Other countries

The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a regional forum held annually by leaders of, initially, 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian and Oceanian regions, based on the ASEAN Plus Six mechanism. Membership expanded to 18 countries including Russia and the United States at the Sixth EAS in 2011. Since its establishment, ASEAN has held the central role and leadership in the forum. EAS meetings are held after the annual ASEAN leaders' meetings, and plays an important role in the regional architecture of Asia-Pacific. The first summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 December 2005.