1. The 20th East Asia Summit (EAS) was convened on 27 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Summit was chaired by The Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Chair of EAS. The Summit was attended by ASEAN Member States, Australia, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea (ROK), the Russian Federation, and the United States of America (U.S.). The Secretary-General of ASEAN was also in attendance. The Presidents of Brazil, as BRICS Chair, and South Africa, as G20 Chair, briefed the 20th EAS on the potentials for strengthening economic resilience through enhanced engagement between the EAS and the BRICS and G20 frameworks.

Review and Future Direction of the EAS

2. We reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthening the EAS as the premier Leaders-led forum for dialogue and cooperation on broad strategic, political, and economic issues of common interest and concern with the aim of promoting peace, stability and economic prosperity in East Asia in line with the EAS foundational documents and based on the established principles, objectives and modalities of the EAS.

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