The Third East Asia Summit was held in Singapore on November 21, 2007. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a pan-Asia forum held annually by the leaders of 16 countries in the East Asian region. EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders' meetings.
The outcomes are summarised in the Chairman's Statement of the 3rd East Asia Summit Singapore, 21 November 2007.
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The issue of Myanmar or Burma, following the 2007 Myanmar anti-government protests, was to be on the agenda for the third EAS[1] It was originally suggested that the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisor Dr. Ibrahim Gambari has been invited to brief the leaders at the summit.[2] However, following the ASEAN Summit the preceding day a pressure from Myanmar, ASEAN decided that Dr. Gambari will not brief the leaders but rather Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein will address the ASEAN Summit and ASEAN would facilitate briefings with other interested parties.[3] Dr. Gambari was available for private briefings of the leaders.
Climate changeedit
The third EAS was expected to make an announcement on tackling climate change.[4] At the Summit the Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment[5] was signed establishing aspirational targets on climate change, energy and the environment.
The Chairman's Statement of the 3rd East Asia Summit Singapore, 21 November 2007 said:
13. We agreed to the establishment of the Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) to be accommodated temporarily at the ASEAN Secretariat. We welcomed the report submitted to us by the Expert Group, which focuses on research topics of strategic interest to the EAS countries. We encouraged the Expert Group to continue its research work and we looked forward to practical policy recommendations to further regional integration and strengthen partnerships in East Asia.
14. We welcomed the progress report of the study by scholars and academics on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA), and encouraged them to maintain good momentum in their work towards submitting a final report of recommendations through the Economic Ministers to us at the 4th East Asia Summit. It would be useful to incorporate the views of the private sector in the work process. The CEPEA should build upon and add value to our existing FTAs. We encouraged the expeditious conclusion of our ASEAN Plus 1 FTAs.
Subsequent to the meetingedit
Japan and China subsequently agreed[6] in December 2007 to:
^Channel News Asia - UN envoy Gambari calls on PM Lee to exchange views on Myanmar
^Channel News Asia - ASEAN stands ready to help Myanmar: Singapore PM Lee
^Channel NewsAsia: ASEAN to issue 2 statements on tackling climate change
^Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment
^China, Japan to maintain dialogue on assistance to third nations 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
External linksedit
People's Daily Online - Backgrounder: East Asia Summit
January 01, 1970
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The Third East Asia Summit was held in Singapore on November 21 2007 The East Asia Summit EAS is a pan Asia forum held annually by the leaders of 16 countries in the East Asian region EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders meetings Third East Asia SummitHost countrySingaporeDateNovember 21 2007ParticipantsEAS membersFollowsSecond East Asia SummitPrecedesFourth East Asia Summit Contents 1 Attending delegations 2 Issues related to the third EAS 2 1 Myanmar 2 2 Climate change 2 3 Trade 3 Subsequent to the meeting 4 References 5 External linksAttending delegations editThe 16 countries involved are nbsp nbsp John HowardPrime Minister of Australia nbsp nbsp Hassanal BolkiahSultan amp Prime Minister of Brunei nbsp nbsp Hun SenPrime Minister of Cambodia nbsp nbsp Wen JiabaoPremier of China nbsp nbsp Manmohan SinghPrime Minister of India nbsp nbsp Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoPresident of Indonesia nbsp nbsp Yasuo FukudaPrime Minister of Japan nbsp nbsp Bouasone BouphavanhPrime Minister of Laos nbsp nbsp Abdullah Ahmad BadawiPrime Minister of Malaysia nbsp nbsp Thein SeinPrime Minister of Myanmar nbsp nbsp Helen ClarkPrime Minister of New Zealand nbsp nbsp Gloria Macapagal ArroyoPresident of the Philippines nbsp nbsp Lee Hsien LoongPrime Minister of Singapore Chairperson nbsp nbsp Roh Moo hyunPresident of South Korea nbsp nbsp Surayud ChulanontPrime Minister of Thailand nbsp nbsp Nguyễn Tấn DũngPrime Minister of VietnamIssues related to the third EAS editThe outcomes are summarised in the Chairman s Statement of the 3rd East Asia Summit Singapore 21 November 2007 Myanmar edit The issue of Myanmar or Burma following the 2007 Myanmar anti government protests was to be on the agenda for the third EAS 1 It was originally suggested that the UN Secretary General s Special Advisor Dr Ibrahim Gambari has been invited to brief the leaders at the summit 2 However following the ASEAN Summit the preceding day a pressure from Myanmar ASEAN decided that Dr Gambari will not brief the leaders but rather Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein will address the ASEAN Summit and ASEAN would facilitate briefings with other interested parties 3 Dr Gambari was available for private briefings of the leaders Climate change edit The third EAS was expected to make an announcement on tackling climate change 4 At the Summit the Singapore Declaration on Climate Change Energy and the Environment 5 was signed establishing aspirational targets on climate change energy and the environment Trade edit The Summit agreed to receive at the Fourth EAS the further report on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia CEPEA proposed at the Second EAS The Summit also agreed to the establishment of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia ERIA The Chairman s Statement of the 3rd East Asia Summit Singapore 21 November 2007 said 13 We agreed to the establishment of the Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia ERIA to be accommodated temporarily at the ASEAN Secretariat We welcomed the report submitted to us by the Expert Group which focuses on research topics of strategic interest to the EAS countries We encouraged the Expert Group to continue its research work and we looked forward to practical policy recommendations to further regional integration and strengthen partnerships in East Asia 14 We welcomed the progress report of the study by scholars and academics on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia CEPEA and encouraged them to maintain good momentum in their work towards submitting a final report of recommendations through the Economic Ministers to us at the 4th East Asia Summit It would be useful to incorporate the views of the private sector in the work process The CEPEA should build upon and add value to our existing FTAs We encouraged the expeditious conclusion of our ASEAN Plus 1 FTAs Subsequent to the meeting editJapan and China subsequently agreed 6 in December 2007 to enhance cooperation in East Asia regional economic integration including the East Asian Free Trade Agreement EAFTA Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia CEPEA and Research Institute for ASEAN and East AsiaReferences edit The Hindu India U N official in Myanmar Channel News Asia UN envoy Gambari calls on PM Lee to exchange views on Myanmar Channel News Asia ASEAN stands ready to help Myanmar Singapore PM Lee Channel NewsAsia ASEAN to issue 2 statements on tackling climate change Singapore Declaration on Climate Change Energy and the Environment China Japan to maintain dialogue on assistance to third nations Archived 2007 12 09 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editPeople s Daily Online Backgrounder East Asia Summit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Third East Asia Summit amp oldid 1176407594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
