First East Asian Summit
14 December 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Updates:
Update 1 - Establishment of the ASEAN Charter (13/12/06)

Update 2 - ASEAN Retains Centrality (14/12/06)

First East Asian Summit
14 December 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

EIAS Director Dr Willem van der Geest is observing a unique series of Summits being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Starting with the 11th ASEAN Summit in the morning, the afternoon will be devoted to the ASEAN+3 Summit, including China, Japan and Korea. The day will end with the ASEAN-China summit. Tuesday will feature further ASEAN+1 meetings involving Japan, Russia and India. The three day marathon will culminate in the first East Asia Summit on Wednesday 14th with no less than 16 countries attending, including also Australia, India and New Zealand.

Representing more than half of the world's population, the East Asia Summit is the most ambitious exercise in community-building ever undertaken in Asia or globally. Yet, the scope and remit of the Summit remains subject of intense discussion. Will it concentrate solely on confidence building between highly diverse nations? Or will it kick-off a process of integration a-la-EU, eventually creating common institutions, common policies and supra-national decision-making? A first assessment will be available on this site, as the Summits unfold.

Updates From The Conference
Dr Willem van der Geest will be adding a report form the summit here on Tuesday 13/12. There will be additional updates later.

Update 1 - Establishment of the ASEAN Charter (13/12/06)

Update 2 - ASEAN Retains Centrality (14/12/06)