 Established : 2005
Headquarter : Don't have Headquarter The East Asia Summit is a unique Leaders-led forum of 18 countries of the Asia-Pacific region formed to further the objectives of regional peace, security and prosperity. It has evolved as a forum for strategic dialogue and cooperation on political, security and economic issues of common regional concern and plays an important role in the regional architecture. History of East Asia Summit(EAS) Established in 2005, EAS allows the principal players in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss issues of common interest and concern, in an open and transparent manner, at the highest level. The membership of EAS consists of ten ASEAN Member States (i.e. Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam), Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and the USA. EAS is an initiative of ASEAN and is based on the premise of the centrality of ASEAN. The concept of an East Asia Grouping was first promoted in 1991 by the then Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir bin Mohamad. The First ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) held in Vientiane in 2005 with the participation of ASEAN, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia, India and New Zealand. USA and Russia included as members of the EAS at the 6th EAS held in Bali, Indonesia in 2011. Members of East Asia Summit(EAS)
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