The 9th ASEAN Summit, held in Bali on 7 October 2003, adopted the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II (Bali Concord II), which reaffirmed ASEAN Vision 2020's commitment towards advancing ASEAN as a concert of Southeast Asian nations, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies. Under the Bali Concord II, the ASEAN Leaders pledged to achieve an ASEAN Community by the year 2020, which would rest on the three pillars of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), ASEAN Security Community (ASC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC).