Fifth East Asia Summit
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| summit_name = Fifth East Asia Summit
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| country = Vietnam
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| cities = Hanoi
| date = October 28–31, 2010
| participants = EAS members
| follows = Fourth East Asia Summit
| precedes = Sixth East Asia Summit
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The Fifth East Asia Summit was held in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 28-31, 2010. 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 participants issued a Chairman's Statement called the Hanoi Declaration commemorating the fifth anniversary of the EAS and summarizing the summit's discussion.{{cite web|title=Chairman's Statement of the East Asia Summit (EAS)|date=30 October 2010|publisher=ASEAN|url=http://www.aseansec.org/25490.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107123924/http://www.aseansec.org/25490.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 7, 2010}}
Attending delegations
The 16 countries participating at the head of state and head of government level were:
File:Julia Gillard 2010.jpg|{{flagicon|Australia}} Julia Gillard
Prime Minister
File:Hassanal Bolkiah.jpg|{{flagicon|Brunei}} Hassanal Bolkiah
Sultan & Prime Minister
File:Hun Sen (2016) cropped.jpg|{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Hun Sen
Prime Minister
File:Wen Jiabao 2008.jpg|{{flagicon|China}} Wen Jiabao
Premier
File:IBSA-leaders Manmohan Singh.jpg|{{flagicon|India}} Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister
File:20041120-6 bushindonesiamtg1-515h cropped.jpg|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President
File:Kan Naoto.jpg|{{flagicon|Japan}} Naoto Kan
Prime Minister
File:Bouasone.jpg|{{flagicon|Laos}} Bouasone Bouphavanh
Prime Minister
File:Najib Razak 2008-08-21.jpg|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Najib Tun Razak
Prime Minister
File:TheinSeinASEAN.jpg|{{flagicon|Myanmar}} Thein Sein
Prime Minister
File:John Key headshot.jpg|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} John Key
Prime Minister
File:President Benigno S. Aquino III.jpg|{{flagicon|Philippines}} Benigno Aquino III
President
File:LeeHsienLoongViet.jpg|{{flagicon|Singapore}} Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister
File:Lee Myung-bak.png|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Myung bak
President
File:Vejjajivacropped.jpg|{{flagicon|Thailand}} Abhisit Vejjajiva
Prime Minister
File:Nguyen Tan Dung-2012.jpg|{{flagicon|Vietnam}} Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Prime Minister
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Attending the summit also this year were representatives from Russia[http://www.vnnnews.net/vietnam-vows-to-build-stronger-asean-community Vietnam vows to build stronger ASEAN community] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20111006214003/http://www.vnnnews.net/vietnam-vows-to-build-stronger-asean-community |date=2011-10-06 }}[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/08/09/opinion/An-anxious-Japan-rethinks-its-future-role-in-Asean-30135472.html An anxious Japan rethinks its future role in Asean] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824000132/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/08/09/opinion/An-anxious-Japan-rethinks-its-future-role-in-Asean-30135472.html |date=2010-08-24 }}http://interfax.com/newsinf.asp?id=198091 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713044940/http://interfax.com/newsinf.asp?id=198091 |date=2011-07-13 }} Lavrov to attend East Asia Summit in Hanoi and the United States[https://web.archive.org/web/20100919170017/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ja1y4B5doT5Whv36AWbn3KabTNCQ Clinton to attend East Asia Summit in Hanoi][http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/09/17/state_department_steps_up_its_southeast_asia_engagement State Department steps up its Southeast Asia engagement]
File:Evstafiev-Sergey-Lavrov.jpg|{{flagicon|Russia}} Sergey Lavrov
Foreign Minister
File:Hillary Clinton official Secretary of State portrait crop.jpg|{{flagicon|United States}} Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State
The United States and Russia attended the 2010 EAS as ‘Guests of the Host’ with formal entry at the head of state and head of government level scheduled for 2011.
The status of potential future members for the EAS was discussed in the Chairman's Statement of the 16th ASEAN Summit (9 April 2010){{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100412015353/http://www.aseansec.org/24509.htm Chairman’s Statement of the 16th ASEAN Summit “Towards the Asean Community: from Vision to Action"]}} in these terms:
43. We recognized and supported the mutually reinforcing roles of the ASEAN+3 process, the East Asia Summit (EAS), and such regional forums as the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), to promote the East Asian cooperation and dialogue towards the building of a community in East Asia. In this connection, we encouraged Russia and the US to deepen their engagement in an evolving regional architecture, including the possibility of their involvement with the EAS through appropriate modalities, taking into account the Leaders-led, open and inclusive nature of the EAS.
Agenda
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The leaders exchanged views on regional and international issues and on the future cooperation in EAS.
= East Asia Joint Research Fund =
Japan has proposed a joint fund between the summit members to support science and technology.[http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/japan-to-propose-science-research-fund-at-east-asia-summit Japan to propose science research fund at East Asia Summit]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
= Enhancing regional financial cooperation and coordination =
A draft of the Chairman's statement called for the members to enhance regional financial cooperation and coordination in the face of the current fragile world economic recovery, but did not provide details of what this would involve.[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/Asian-leaders-to-call-for-tighter-finance-cooperation-Draft/articleshow/6785216.cms Asian leaders to call for tighter finance cooperation: Draft]
= Education =
China has made reference to deepening educational exchanges through the Summit.[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-10/22/c_13569364.htm China hopes to deepen East Asian cooperation through leaders' meetings in Hanoi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107005601/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-10/22/c_13569364.htm |date=2012-11-07 }}
= Issues identified by India =
India identified the following issues for the summit:[http://www.isria.com/pages/22_October_2010_166.php India - Statement by FS on PM’s visit to Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam][http://www.dailyindia.com/show/404183.php Prime Minister to embark on three-nation Asia tour on Sunday]
- Energy, Environment, climate change and sustainable development
- Financial Cooperation
- Pandemics
- Natural Disaster Mitigation
- Education
- Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia (CEPEA) and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
India will also brief the Summit on the Nalanda International University Project.[http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/pm-heads-east-this-sunday-to-bolster-economic-ties_100448327.html http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/pm-heads-east-this-sunday-to-bolster-economic-ties_100448327.html]
Outcomes
The Summit issued the Ha Noi Declaration on the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the East Asia summit.[http://asean2010.vn/asean_en/news/48/2DAA10/Ha-Noi-Declaration-on-the-commemoration-of-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-EAST-ASIA-summit Ha Noi Declaration on the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the EAST ASIA summit] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103062547/http://asean2010.vn/asean_en/news/48/2DAA10/Ha-Noi-Declaration-on-the-commemoration-of-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-EAST-ASIA-summit |date=November 3, 2010 }} This confirmed the invitation to the United States of America and Russia.
References
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