| Third East Asia Summit | |
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| Host country | Singapore |
| Date | November 21, 2007 |
| Participants | EAS members |
| Follows | Second East Asia Summit |
| Precedes | Fourth East Asia Summit |
TheThird East Asia Summit was held inSingapore on November 21, 2007. TheEast Asia Summit (EAS) is a pan-Asia forum held annually by the leaders of 16 countries in theEast Asian region. EAS meetings are held after annualASEAN leaders' meetings.
The 16 countries involved are:
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The outcomes are summarised in theChairman's Statement of the 3rd East Asia Summit Singapore, 21 November 2007.
The issue ofMyanmar or Burma, following the2007 Myanmar anti-government protests, was to be on the agenda for the third EAS[1] It was originally suggested that theUN Secretary-General's Special Advisor Dr.Ibrahim Gambari has been invited to brief the leaders at the summit.[2] However, following theASEAN Summit the preceding day a pressure from Myanmar, ASEAN decided that Dr. Gambari will not brief the leaders but rather Burmese Prime MinisterThein 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.
The third EAS was expected to make an announcement ontackling 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 Summit agreed to receive at theFourth EAS the further report on theComprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA) proposed at theSecond EAS.
The Summit also agreed to the establishment of theEconomic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
TheChairman'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.
Japan and China subsequently agreed[6] in December 2007 to:
enhance cooperation in East Asia regional economic integration, including theEast Asian Free Trade Agreement (EAFTA),Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA), andResearch Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
