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{{Short description|Meeting of ASEAN member states}}
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The '''ASEAN Summit''' is a biannual meeting held by the members of the [[ASEAN|Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN) in relation to economic, political, security, and socio-cultural development of [[Southeast Asia]]n countries. In addition, it serves as a prominent regional ([[Asia]]) and international (worldwide) conference, with world leaders attending its related summits and meetings to discuss various problems and global issues, strengthening co-operation, and making decisions.<ref>{{cite book|title=Roadmap to an Asean Economic Community |author= Denis Hew|year=2005|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies|isbn=981-230-347-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World leaders in Manila: Key events at ASEAN|website=[[The Philippine STAR]] |url=http://m.philstar.com/782974/show/7eb7803727e8504defe21782560fab71/?|access-date=25 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035820/http://m.philstar.com/782974/show/7eb7803727e8504defe21782560fab71/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The summit has been praised by world leaders for its success and ability to produce results on a global level.<ref>{{cite news|title=World leaders praised the Philippines on how it hosted the ASEAN Summit {{!}} UNTV News|url=https://www.untvweb.com/news/world-leaders-praised-the-philippines-on-how-it-hosted-the-asean-summit/|work=www.untvweb.com}}</ref>

The league of '''ASEAN''' is currently connected with other countries who aim to participate on the missions and visions of the league. The league conducts annual meetings with other countries in an organisation collectively known as the ASEAN dialogue partners. ASEAN +3 adds [[China]], [[Japan]], and [[South Korea]].

The formal summits are held in three days. The usual itinerary are as follows:

* ASEAN leaders hold an internal organisation meeting.
* ASEAN leaders hold a conference together with foreign ministers of the ASEAN Regional Forum.
* Leaders of three ASEAN Dialogue Partners (also known as ASEAN +3), namely China, Japan, and South Korea, hold a meeting with the ASEAN leaders.
* And a separate meeting is set for leaders of two ASEAN Dialogue Partners (also known as ASEAN +CER), namely [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].

== History ==
[[File:Tampak dari kiri ke kanan - Raja Brunei Darussalam, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia Presiden Soeharto, Malaysia PM. Mahathir Mohamad, Filipina Corazon Aquino, Singapura PM. Lee Kuan Yew, dan Thailand Prem Tinsulanonda.jpg|thumb|3rd ASEAN Summit in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] in 1987]]
[[File:P061577-504732.jpg|thumb|Worldpose for family portrait during ASEAN conference with European Union in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] in July 2023.]]
The 1st ASEAN Summit was held in February 1976 in [[Bali]], [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aseansec.org/11832.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508052125/http://www.aseansec.org/11832.htm |title=Economic Achievement |publisher=ASEAN |access-date=12 April 2009 |archive-date=8 May 2009 |url-status=usurped  }}</ref> At this summit, ASEAN expressed its readiness to "develop fruitful relations" and mutually beneficial co-operation with other countries of the region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aseansec.org/10370.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211214321/http://www.aseansec.org/10370.htm |title=External Relations |publisher=ASEAN |access-date=12 April 2009 |archive-date=11 December 2008 |url-status=usurped  }}</ref> The ASEAN leaders signed the [[Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia]].
The 2nd ASEAN summit held in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] in August 1977 was the occasion for the first summit meeting between [[Japan]] and ASEAN. Japan expressed its intention to promote co-operation with ASEAN.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/asean/pmv9812/relation.html|title=Relation between Japan and ASEAN|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan|access-date=12 April 2009|date=December 1998}}</ref>

At the 9th ASEAN Summit, a meeting in October 2003 in Bali, Indonesia, the leaders of the member states signed a declaration known as the ''Bali Concord II'' in which they agreed to pursue closer economic integration by 2020.

According to the declaration, "an ASEAN Community" would be set upon three pillars, "namely political and security cooperation, economic cooperation, and socio-cultural cooperation; For the purpose of ensuring durable peace, stability and shared prosperity in the region." The plan envisaged a region with a population of 500 million and annual trade of US$720 billion. Also, a free trade area would be established in the region by 2020. ASEAN's leaders also discussed setting up a security community alongside the economic one, though without any formal military alliance.

During the same meeting, [[China]] and ASEAN also agreed to work faster toward a mutual trade agreement which would create the world's most populous market, with 1.7 billion consumers. Japan also signed an agreement pledging to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers with ASEAN members.

At the 11th ASEAN summit in December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, several main issues were discussed:
* the spread of [[Influenza A virus subtype H5N1|bird flu]]
* the [[South Thailand insurgency]]
* democracy in [[Myanmar]]
* crude oil prices fluctuation and poverty
* investment and trade
* [[ASEAN Charter]]

Immediately after the summit ended, the inaugural [[East Asia Summit]] was held.

The 12th ASEAN Summit was originally set to be hosted in [[Cebu]] in the [[Philippines]] in December 2006. However, on 8 December, organizers decided to move the summit schedule to January 2007 due to [[Typhoon Utor (2006)|Typhoon Seniang]] hitting the area. [[Metro Cebu]] jointly hosted various events of the summit. The actual conference was held at the [[Cebu International Convention Centre]] in [[Mandaue]], while the [[Shangri-La's Mactan Resort & Spa, Cebu|Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort & Spa]] in [[Lapu-Lapu City]] provided accommodations for delegates and venues for smaller meetings. At the summit, the member countries of ASEAN signed five agreements pertaining to continuing integration of ASEAN and enhancing political, economic, and social co-operation in the region:<ref>{{cite press release|title=ASEAN Leaders Sign Five Agreements at the 12th ASEAN Summit, Cebu, the Philippines, 13 January 2007|publisher=ASEAN Secretariat|date=13 January 2007|url=http://www.aseansec.org/19223.htm#Article-3|access-date=28 January 2007|quote= 12th ASEAN Summit, five.| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070128030214/http://www.aseansec.org/19223.htm| archive-date= 28 January 2007 | url-status= usurped}}</ref>
* Cebu Declaration Towards a Caring and Sharing Community
* Cebu Declaration on the Blueprint for the ASEAN Charter
* Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of the Establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015
* ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers
* ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism

The 13th ASEAN Summit was held in November 2007 in [[Singapore]]. The key theme of the discussions was set to be on "Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development". In line with the theme, the ASEAN Leaders' Declaration on Environmental Sustainability was signed at the summit and a proposal to work on a Singapore Declaration on the Environment was issued at the [[Third East Asia Summit]]. The leaders endorsed the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint, which would help chart concrete targets for establishing a single market and production base in the ASEAN region by 2015. Other documents that were negotiated and signed include:
* ASEAN Mutual Recognition Agreement on Architectural Services
* ASEAN Framework Arrangement for the Mutual Recognition of Surveying Qualifications
* Protocol to Implement the Sixth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
* Agreements on trade and areas of co-operation with ASEAN Dialogue Partners

The 15th ASEAN Summit was held in October 2009 in [[Hua Hin District|Hua Hin]] and [[Cha-am District|Cha-am]], [[Thailand]].<ref>[http://www.nguoi-viet.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=103084&z=5 Hội nghị thượng đỉnh ASEAN: Thái Lan huy động lực lượng an ninh lớn] {{dead link|date=July 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{in lang|vi}}</ref> It involved the leaders of ASEAN member states together with their dialogue partners from China, Japan, [[South Korea]], [[India]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]]. A flurry of meetings among Asian leaders on the last day raised the possibility of forging a regional free trade pact, which is likely to be raised at the [[APEC Singapore 2009|2009 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit]].

The 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits were held in September 2016 in [[Vientiane]], [[Laos]]. The year 2016 also marked the start off of the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025. Apart from the two main summits, other sideline summits under the umbrella of ASEAN were also held. There were nine Summits with ASEAN's Dialogue Partners under the ASEAN Plus One, [[ASEAN Free Trade Area#ASEAN Plus Three|ASEAN Plus Three]], and [[Eleventh East Asia Summit|East Asia Summit]] co-operation frameworks. Also, under the sub-regional co-operation framework, the Mekong-Japan Summit was held. This occasion also provided a platform for ASEAN Leaders to meet with Representatives of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), Representatives of ASEAN Youth, and ASEAN Business Advisory Council. The main theme discussed at the summits was regarding the further commitment for the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the three community Blueprints. ASEAN Leaders also signed the ''ASEAN Declaration on One ASEAN, One Response: ASEAN Responding to Disasters as One in the Region and Outside the Region''.

'''''[[South China Sea]] [[Territorial disputes in the South China Sea|issues]]''''' also came atop among important agenda at the summit. At the summit, the Philippines and Japan expressed serious concerns over China's maritime territorial claims and building of artificial islands in the South China Sea. Japan's [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]], [[Shinzo Abe]], called for peaceful settlement of dispute between China and the Philippines. The Philippines' [[President of the Philippines|President]], [[Rodrigo Duterte]], reaffirmed at the meeting that the dispute should be solved “within the boundaries of the law, referring to the arbitral ruling under the ''[[Philippines v. China]]'' case by the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] in July 2016. The draft statement of meetings included lukewarm criticism over China’s actions in the South China Sea. However, there were no statements about ASEAN’s position on the arbitral ruling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/south-china-sea-row-overshadows-asean-summit-160907051502873.html|title=Beijing's South China Sea claims scrutinised at summit|date=8 September 2016|website=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]}}</ref> No multilateral statement has been clearly made to reflect the voice of the ASEAN community as a whole on the South China Sea issues. China reiterated that there should be no interference and the issues should be dealt in a bilateral manner.

==ASEAN Summit==
Under the [[ASEAN Charter]], the ASEAN Summit is the supreme policy-making body of ASEAN. It comprises the heads of state or government of each member state. Accordingly, the Chairmanship of ASEAN rotates annually, based on the alphabetical order of the English names of ASEAN member states. The member state assuming the Chairmanship holds it for one calendar year, and chairs the ASEAN Summit and related summits, the ASEAN Coordinating Council, the three ASEAN Community Councils, relevant ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies and senior officials, and the Committee of Permanent Representatives. In addition, the [[Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] is appointed by the ASEAN Summit, selected from among nationals of ASEAN member states based on alphabetical rotation.<ref name="ASEAN Charter">{{Cite web |url=https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1.-The-ASEAN-Charter-23rd-Reprint.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221050450/https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1.-The-ASEAN-Charter-23rd-Reprint.pdf|url-status=live|title=The ASEAN Charter|archive-date=21 December 2018|website=[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]]|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> The Chairmanship of ASEAN for 2025 is held by [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://asean.org/category/chairmanship/|title=ASEAN Chairmanship|website=[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]]|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>

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<big>'''<big>ASEAN Summit</big>'''</big>
|-
| '''<big>Member state</big>'''
| '''<big>Representative</big>'''
| '''<big>Member state</big>'''
| '''<big>Representative</big>'''
| '''<big>Member state</big>'''
| '''<big>Representative</big>'''
|-style="height: 15em;"
| <br>–<br> '''[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|Association of<br>Southeast Asian Nations]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2023|1|9}}</small><br>–<br>
| [[File:Kao Kim Hourn in 2024 (cropped).jpg|x150px]]<br><small>[[Secretary-General of ASEAN|Secretary-General]]</small><br>'''[[Kao Kim Hourn]]'''<br><small>([[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|30px|border]] [[Cambodia]])</small>
| {{Flagicon|Brunei|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Brunei|Nation of Brunei,<br>the Abode of Peace]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|1984|1|7}}</small>
| [[File:His Majesty Bolkiah 20231216.jpg|x150px]]<br><small>[[List of Sultans of Brunei|Sultan]]</small><br>'''[[Hassanal Bolkiah]]'''<br><small>([[House of Bolkiah]])</small>
| {{Flagicon|Cambodia|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Cambodia|Kingdom of Cambodia]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2023|8|22}}</small>
| [[File:Hun Manet on May 30, 2025 (cropped).jpg|x150px]]<br><small>[[Prime Minister of Cambodia|Prime Minister]]</small><br>'''[[Hun Manet]]''' <br><small>([[Cambodian People's Party|CPP]])</small>
|-
| {{Flagicon|Indonesia|state|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Indonesia|Republic of Indonesia]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2024|10|20}}</small><br>
| [[File:Prabowo Subianto 2024 official portrait.jpg|x150px]]<br><small>[[President of Indonesia|President]]</small><br>'''[[Prabowo Subianto]]'''<br><small>([[Gerindra Party|Gerindra]])</small>
| {{Flagicon|Laos|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Laos|Lao People's Democratic Republic]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2022|12|30}}</small><br>
| [[File:Sonexay Siphandone (2024).jpg|x150px]]<br><small>[[Prime Minister of Laos|Prime Minister]]</small><br>'''[[Sonexay Siphandone]]'''<br><small>([[Lao People's Revolutionary Party|LPRP]])</small>
| style="background:#9afc97;"|{{Flagicon|Malaysia|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Malaysia]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2022|11|24}}</small><br>
| style="background:#9afc97;"|[[File:Anwar Ibrahim (2024-05-23).jpg|155x150px]]<br><small>[[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]]</small><br>'''[[Anwar Ibrahim]]'''<br><small>([[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]-[[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]])</small>
|- style="height: 15em;"
| {{Flagicon|Myanmar|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Myanmar|Republic of the Union of Myanmar]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2021|2|2}}<br></small><br>
| [[File:Min Aung Hlaing at the Kremlin on March 4, 2025 (cropped)(b).jpg|x150px]]<br><small>[[President of Myanmar|Acting President]] and [[Prime Minister of Myanmar|Prime Minister]]<br></small>'''[[Min Aung Hlaing]]'''<br><small>([[Tatmadaw|Military]])</small>
| {{Flagicon|Philippines|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Philippines|Republic of the Philippines]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2022|6|30}}</small><br>
| [[File:Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr (cropped portrait).jpg|x150px]]<br><small>[[President of the Philippines|President]]<br></small>'''[[Bongbong Marcos]]'''<br><small>([[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas|PFP]])</small>
|  {{Flagicon|Singapore|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Singapore|Republic of Singapore]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2024|5|15}}</small><br>
| [[File:Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong 250530-D-PM193-4275 (2025).jpg|150x150px]]<br><small>[[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]]</small><br>'''[[Lawrence Wong]]'''<br><small>([[People's Action Party|PAP]])</small>
|- style="height: 15em;"
| {{Flagicon|Thailand|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Thailand|Kingdom of Thailand]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2024|8|18}}</small><br>
| [[File:PM Paetongtarn of Thailand (2024) 01 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|x150px]]<br><small>[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]]</small><br>'''[[Paetongtarn Shinawatra]]'''<br><small>([[Pheu Thai Party|PTP]])</small>
| {{Flagicon|Vietnam|size=x75px}}<br>–<br>'''[[Vietnam|Socialist Republic of Vietnam]]'''<br>–<br><small>Member since {{dts|format=dmy|2021|4|5}}</small><br>
| [[File:Pham Minh Chinh 2021.jpg|x150px]]<br><small>[[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister of the Government]]</small><br>'''[[Phạm Minh Chính]]'''<br><small>([[Communist Party of Vietnam|CPV]])</small>
|}
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==ASEAN Summit Meetings==
The ASEAN Summit Meetings are held by its ten member states annually. Under the [[ASEAN Charter]], ASEAN Summit Meetings are held twice annually, to be hosted by the member state holding the ASEAN Chairmanship. Further special or ''ad hoc'' meetings may be convened whenever necessary, to be chaired by the member state holding the ASEAN Chairmanship at venues to be agreed upon by the ASEAN member states.<ref name="ASEAN Charter" />

{| class="wikitable"
|+ ASEAN Formal Summits
|-
! No. !! Date !! Host country !! Host cities !! Host leader
|-
| 1st || 23–24 February 1976 || {{Flag|Indonesia}} || [[Bali]] || [[President of Indonesia|President]] [[Soeharto]]
|-
| 2nd || 4–5 August 1977 || {{Flag|Malaysia}} || [[Kuala Lumpur]] || [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Hussein Onn]]
|-
| 3rd || 14–15 December 1987 || {{Flag|Philippines|1986}} || [[Metro Manila|Manila]] || [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Corazon Aquino]]
|-
| 4th || 27–29 January 1992 || {{Flag|Singapore}} || [[Singapore]] || [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]] [[Goh Chok Tong]]
|-
| 5th || 14–15 December 1995 || {{Flag|Thailand}} || [[Bangkok]] || [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Banharn Silpa-archa]]
|-
| 6th || 15–16 December 1998 || {{Flag|Vietnam}} || [[Hanoi]] || [[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister]] [[Phan Văn Khải]]
|-
| 7th || 5–6 November 2001 || {{Flag|Brunei}} || [[Bandar Seri Begawan]] || [[Sultan of Brunei|Sultan]] [[Hassanal Bolkiah]]
|-
| 8th || 4–5 November 2002 || {{Flag|Cambodia}} || [[Phnom Penh]] || [[Prime Minister of Cambodia|Prime Minister]] [[Hun Sen]]
|-
| 9th || 7–8 October 2003 || {{Flag|Indonesia}} || [[Bali]] || [[President of Indonesia|President]] [[Megawati Soekarnoputri]]
|-
| 10th || 29–30 November 2004 || {{Flag|Laos}} || [[Vientiane]] || [[Prime Minister of Laos|Prime Minister]] [[Bounnhang Vorachith]]
|-
| 11th || 12–14 December 2005 || {{Flag|Malaysia}} || [[Kuala Lumpur]] || [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]
|-
| 12th || 11–14 January 2007<sup>1</sup> || {{Flag|Philippines}}<sup>2</sup> || [[Mandaue]] || [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]
|-
| 13th || 18–22 November 2007 || {{Flag|Singapore}} || [[Singapore]] || [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| 14th<sup>3</sup> ||  27 February–1 March 2009 ||rowspan="3"| {{Flag|Thailand}} || [[Cha-am]] and [[Hua Hin]] || rowspan=3|[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Abhisit Vejjajiva]]
|-
| 10–11 April 2009 || [[Pattaya]]
|-
| 15th || 23−25 October 2009 || [[Cha-am]] and [[Hua Hin]]
|-
| 16th || 8–9 April 2010 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Vietnam}} ||rowspan=2| [[Hanoi]] || rowspan=2| [[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister]] [[Nguyễn Tấn Dũng]]
|-
| 17th || 28–31 October 2010
|-
| 18th || 7–8 May 2011 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Indonesia}}<sup>4</sup> || [[Jakarta]] || rowspan=2|[[President of Indonesia|President]] [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]]
|-
| 19th || 14–19 November 2011 || [[Bali]]
|-
| 20th || 3–4 April 2012 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Cambodia}} ||rowspan=2| [[Phnom Penh]] || rowspan=2| [[Prime Minister of Cambodia|Prime Minister]] [[Hun Sen]]
|-
| 21st || 17–20 November 2012
|-
| 22nd || 24–25 April 2013 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Brunei}} ||rowspan=2| [[Bandar Seri Begawan]] || rowspan=2| [[Sultan of Brunei|Sultan]] [[Hassanal Bolkiah]]
|-
| 23rd || 9–10 October 2013
|-
| 24th || 10–11 May 2014 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Myanmar}} ||rowspan=2| [[Naypyidaw]] || rowspan=2| [[President of Myanmar|President]] [[Thein Sein]]
|-
| 25th || 12–13 November 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asean.org/chairmans-statement-of-the-25th-asean-summit/|title=Chairman's Statement of the 25th ASEAN Summit|date=17 November 2014|website=Asean.org|access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 26th || 26–27 April 2015 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Malaysia}} || [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Langkawi]] || rowspan=2| [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Najib Razak]]
|-
| 27th || 18–22 November 2015 || [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|-
| 28th ||rowspan=2| 6–8 September 2016 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Laos}} ||rowspan=2| [[Vientiane]] || rowspan=2| [[Prime Minister of Laos|Prime Minister]] [[Thongloun Sisoulith]]
|-
| 29th
|-
| [[2017 ASEAN Summits|30th]] || 28–29 April 2017 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Philippines}} ||rowspan=2| [[Pasay]], [[Metro Manila]] || rowspan=2| [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Rodrigo Duterte]]
|-
| [[2017 ASEAN Summits|31st]] || 10–14 November 2017
|-
| 32nd || 27–28 April 2018 || rowspan="2" | {{Flag|Singapore}} || rowspan=2| [[Singapore]] || rowspan=2| [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]]
|-
| 33rd || 11–15 November 2018 
|-
| 34th || 20–23 June 2019 ||rowspan="2"| {{Flag|Thailand}} || rowspan=2| [[Bangkok]] || rowspan=2| [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Prayut Chan-o-cha]]
|-
| 35th || 31 October–4 November 2019 
|-
| 36th || 26 June 2020 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Vietnam}} || rowspan=2| [[Hanoi]] ''(as Chair's venue)<sup>5</sup>'' || rowspan=2| [[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister]] [[Nguyễn Xuân Phúc]]
|-
| 37th || 11–15 November 2020
|-
| 38th<sup>6</sup> ||rowspan=2| 26–28 October 2021 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Brunei}} ||rowspan=2| [[Bandar Seri Begawan]] ''(as Chair's venue)<sup>5</sup>''|| rowspan=2| [[Sultan of Brunei|Sultan]] [[Hassanal Bolkiah]]
|-
| 39th<sup>6</sup>
|-
| 40th<sup>6</sup> || rowspan=2| 10–13 November 2022 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Cambodia}} ||rowspan=2| [[Phnom Penh]] || rowspan=2| [[Prime Minister of Cambodia|Prime Minister]] [[Hun Sen]]
|-
| 41st<sup>6</sup>
|-
| 42nd<sup>6</sup> || 9–11 May 2023 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Indonesia}} || [[Labuan Bajo]] || rowspan=2| [[President of Indonesia|President]] [[Joko Widodo]]
|-
| 43rd<sup>6</sup> || 5–7 September 2023 || [[Jakarta]]
|-
| 44th<sup>6</sup> || rowspan=2|6–11 October 2024 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Laos}} || rowspan=2| [[Vientiane]] || rowspan=2| [[Prime Minister of Laos|Prime Minister]] [[Sonexay Siphandone]]
|-
| 45th<sup>6</sup>
|-
| 46th || 26–27 May 2025 ||rowspan=2| {{Flag|Malaysia}} || [[Kuala Lumpur]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Anwar Ibrahim]]
|-
| 47th || 3–5 November 2025 ||[[Putrajaya]]
|-
|48th<sup>7</sup>
| rowspan="2" |2026
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Philippines}}
|
| rowspan="2" |[[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Bongbong Marcos]]
|-
|49th<sup>7</sup>
|
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:95%;" | <sup>1</sup> Originally scheduled from 10‒14 December 2006, but rescheduled due to [[Typhoon Utor (2006)|Typhoon Seniang]].
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:95%;" | <sup>2</sup> Hosted the summit because Myanmar backed out due to pressure from the [[United States]] and the [[European Union]].
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:95%;" | <sup>3</sup> This summit consisted of two parts.<br>The first part was moved from 12‒17 December 2008 due to the [[2008 Thai political crisis]].<br>The second part was aborted on 11 April due to [[2009 Thai political unrest|protesters entering the summit venue]].
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:95%;" | <sup>4</sup> Indonesia hosted in 2011 by swapping years with Brunei, as it played host to [[APEC Indonesia 2013|2013 APEC Summit]] (along with the possibility of hosting the [[2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit|2013 G20 summit]], which ultimately fell to [[Russia]]).
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:95%;" | <sup>5</sup> The 36th to 39th ASEAN Summits were held online due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Asia|COVID-19 pandemic]] and hosted by the member states where the summits were initially scheduled to take place.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aguilar |first1=Krissy |title=Duterte, Asean leaders to tackle COVID-19 recovery in first online summit |url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/188895/duterte-asean-leaders-to-tackle-covid-19-recovery-in-first-online-summit |access-date=June 25, 2020 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>
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| colspan="5" style="font-size:95%;" | <sup>6</sup> Myanmar chose not to attend the 38th to 43rd ASEAN Summits after its military leaders were barred from attending following the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]] and [[2021 Myanmar protests|protests]]. An invitation was extended for Myanmar to send a "non-political representative", but chose not to send one.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=ASEAN summit begins without Myanmar after top general barred |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/26/asean-summit-begins-without-myanmar-after-top-generals-exclusion |access-date=November 3, 2021 |work=Al Jazeera|date=October 26, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Myanmar2022">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Southeast Asia leaders struggle with Myanmar crisis at summit |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/11/southeast-asia-leaders-struggle-with-myanmar-crisis-at-summit |access-date=January 18, 2023 |work=Al Jazeera|date=November 11, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Myanmar2023">{{cite news |last1=Widakuswara |first1=Patsy |title=Myanmar's Seat Empty as VP Harris Speaks to ASEAN Leaders |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-s-seat-is-empty-as-vp-harris-speaks-to-asean-leaders-/7256962.html |access-date=January 4, 2024 |work=Voice of America|date=September 6, 2023}}</ref> For the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits, Myanmar chose to send its Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs, although its military leaders remained barred from attending the summit.<ref name="Myanmar2024">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=ASEAN calls for peace in Myanmar as junta official joins summit |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/10/e392b9ac9687-asean-summit-to-discuss-myanmar-south-china-sea.html |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=Kyodo News|date=October 9, 2024}}</ref>
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| colspan="5" |<sup>7</sup> Myanmar skipped its turn in hosting the 48th and 49th ASEAN Summits. The Philippines, which was originally scheduled to host in 2027, accepted the chair.
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During the fifth summit in Bangkok, the leaders decided to meet "informally" between each formal summit.
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="5" style="font-size:105%;"| ASEAN Informal Summits
|-
! style="width:30px;"| No !! style="width:140px;"| Date !! style="width:140px;"| Country !! style="width:140px;"| Host !! style="width:140px;"| Host leader
|-
| 1st || style="text-align:right;"| 30 November 1996 || {{Flag|Indonesia}} || [[Jakarta]] || [[President of Indonesia|President]] [[Soeharto]]
|-
| 2nd || style="text-align:right;"| 14‒16 December 1997 || {{Flag|Malaysia}} || [[Kuala Lumpur]] || [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Mahathir Mohamad]]
|-
| 3rd || style="text-align:right;"| 27‒28 November 1999 || {{Flag|Philippines}} || [[Pasay]] || [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Joseph Estrada]]
|-
| 4th || style="text-align:right;"| 22‒25 November 2000 || {{Flag|Singapore}} || [[Singapore]] || [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]] [[Goh Chok Tong]]
|}

After earthquake and tsunami in December 2004, ASEAN members held special summit in ASEAN Secreatriat, Jakarta, led by [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] as ASEAN Charmain that year.<ref>{{cite news | title=Special ASEAN Leaders' Meeting on Aftermath of Earthquake and Tsunami Jakarta 6 January 2005|url=https://asean.org/speechandstatement/special-asean-leaders-meeting-on-aftermath-of-earthquake-and-tsunami-jakarta-6-january-2005/ |publisher=ASEAN}}</ref> In 2020, during its year of chairmanship, Vietnam hosted a Special ASEAN summit and Special ASEAN+3 summit on COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asean to hold virtual summits to discuss response to Covid-19 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/asean-to-hold-virtual-summits-to-discuss-response-to-covid-19 |access-date=June 30, 2020 |work=The Straits Times |date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="5" style="font-size:105%;"| ASEAN Special Summit
|-
! style="width:250px;"| Name !! style="width:100px;"| Date !! style="width:140px;"| Country !! style="width:200px;"| Location !! style="width:250px;"| Leader
|-
| Special ASEAN Leaders' Meeting on Aftermath of Earthquake and Tsunami || style="text-align:right;"|6 January 2005 || {{Flag|Indonesia}}||[[Jakarta]] ''(ASEAN Secretariat)''|| [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]
|-
| Special ASEAN summit on COVID-19 || style="text-align:right;"| 14 April 2020 || {{Flag|Vietnam}} || [[Hanoi]] ''(as Chair's venue)'' || [[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister]] [[Nguyễn Xuân Phúc]]
|-
| ASEAN Leaders' Meeting - COVID-19 Pandemic, External Relations & Common Interest || style="text-align:right"|24 April 2021||{{Flag|Indonesia}} || [[Jakarta]] ''(ASEAN Secretariat)''||[[Sultan of Brunei|Sultan]] [[Hassanal Bolkiah]]
|}

== Issues ==
===14th ASEAN Summit and Protest===
The 14th ASEAN summit was held from February to March 2009 in [[Hua Hin]], [[Thailand]]. It was originally scheduled for December 2008, but was postponed due to the [[2008 Thai political crisis]]. At the summit, ASEAN leaders signed the [[Cha-am district|Cha-am]] Hua Hin Declaration on the Roadmap for an ASEAN Community and adopted various other documents, including the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.14thaseansummit.org/document_main.php|title=Outcome Documents|access-date=9 March 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090303230811/http://www.14thaseansummit.org/document_main.php| archive-date= 3 March 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
The summit was reconvened in [[Pattaya]], Thailand in April 2009. This second part of the summit was to consist of various meetings between the ASEAN members and one or more non-ASEAN countries from 10 to 12 April. However, it was aborted on 11 April when hundreds of protesters forced their way past security forces into the venue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/world/asia/12thai.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=12 April 2009|title=Thailand Cancels Summit After Protests | first=Thomas | last=Fuller | date=12 April 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101014052813/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/world/asia/12thai.html| archive-date=14 October 2010| url-status= live}}</ref> Many of the visiting leaders had to be evacuated from the venue by helicopter to a nearby military airbase, although none were injured. The protests were part of the 2008 Thai political crisis and were not believed to be directed at ASEAN leaders, but rather at Thailand's government.<ref>[https://ottawacitizen.com/Business/Thai+protesters+force+Asia+summit+cancellation/1486033/story.html Thai protesters force Asia summit cancellation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416073107/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Business/Thai+protesters+force+Asia+summit+cancellation/1486033/story.html |date=16 April 2009 }} by Bill Tarrant, Reuters (printed in the [[Ottawa Citizen]]), 11 April 2009.</ref>

===East Timor===
{{Main|Accession of East Timor to ASEAN}}

The new nation of [[East Timor]], previously ruled by [[Indonesia]], has had a long struggle with ASEAN. East Timor, during its long process towards independence, has sought to have observer status in ASEAN, much like [[Papua New Guinea]], and eventually official member status. Historically, ASEAN countries supported Indonesia over East Timor, with the [[Philippines]] and [[Malaysia]] barring overseas [[non-governmental organization|NGOs]] from participating in East Timor conferences in the late 1990s. More recently, [[Myanmar]] opposed granting observer status to East Timor because of the latter's support for opposition leader [[Aung San Suu Kyi]].

In 2002, [[East Timor]] was recognised as an observer of ASEAN and joined the ASEAN Regional Forum in 2005.<ref name=AFP>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070609190633/http://www.aseansec.org/afp/154.htm East Timor Needs Five Years to Join ASEAN: PM ]}}, ''[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]'', 27 July 2006, accessed on 22 December 2008</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030627054824/http://www.aseansec.org/13417.htm Excerpts from the Joint Communique of the 35th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Bandar Seri Begawan, 29-30 July 2002<!-- Bot generated title -->]}}</ref> In December 2005, the government of East Timor stated that the nation would be a member of ASEAN by 2011.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090302023138/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/02/content_3869104.htm Xinhua – English<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The nation's then-[[President of East Timor|President]], [[Xanana Gusmão]], had already applied for membership at the 39th Annual Ministerial Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers held in [[Kuala Lumpur]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/world/east-timor-asean-bid/2006/07/22/1153166635002.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=East Timor ASEAN bid | date=23 July 2006}}</ref> However, the request is still pending as of July 2019.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.kln.gov.my/web/guest/-/press-release-official-visit-of-minister-for-foreign-affairs-and-cooperation-of-the-democratic-republic-of-timor-leste-dr-dionisio-da-costa-babo-soare|title=Official Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Dr. Dionísio Da Costa Babo Soares to Malaysia 1 - 2 July 2019|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia|date=1 July 2019|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> The reason for the delay in membership is the protest on (increase in percent tax per import or export of online retail products) but taxes are divided half to two country doing exchange and by a ruling currency percentage ASEAN tax.

During the 41st ASEAN Summit in 2022, East Timor was admitted "in principle", gaining observer status in all high-level ASEAN meetings, although East Timor President [[José Ramos-Horta]] noted that it would take years to gain full membership.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 November 2022 |title=ASEAN agrees in principle to admit East Timor as 11th member |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asean-agrees-principle-admit-east-timor-11th-member-2022-11-11/ |url-status=live |url-access=registration |access-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125212529/https://www.reuters.com/world/asean-agrees-principle-admit-east-timor-11th-member-2022-11-11/ |archive-date=25 January 2023}}</ref> In 2023, a roadmap to membership was presented, including a number of steps that the country would need to fulfill, such as the capacity to host large meetings and sufficient English-speaking government staff.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/timor-leste-update-parliamentary-elections-roadmap-asean-membership |title=Timor-Leste update: Parliamentary elections and a roadmap to ASEAN membership |last1=Novak |first1=Parker |work=The Interpreter |date=17 May 2023 |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref>

===Myanmar (Burma)===
Also prior to the 10th ASEAN Summit, [[Myanmar]] had taken steps to rehabilitate itself by releasing up to 9,000 prisoners who were imprisoned under the old junta. Myanmar's new leader General [[Soe Win (prime minister)|Soe Win]] attended the conference and foreign minister [[Nyan Win]] had already made pre-summit press releases on Myanmar's continuing commitment for the [[roadmap to democracy]].

Myanmar was due to hold the chair of ASEAN in 2006. This however had attracted criticism from various factions. The [[United States]] and the [[European Union]] publicly announced that they might boycott any ASEAN-related event if Myanmar was the chair. In July 2005, during an ASEAN foreign minister meeting in [[Vientiane]], Myanmar decided to postpone its turn. The [[Philippines]], the country next in line, instead held the ASEAN chairmanship in 2006.

Apart from the United States, various ASEAN lawmakers have called Myanmar's membership to be stripped due to its poor human rights record.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASEAN lawmakers want Myanmar membership stripped |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KLR196069.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128154122/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KLR196069.htm |publisher=Reuters |location=Kuala Lumpur |date=28 November 2004 |archive-date=28 November 2004 |access-date=22 April 2009 }}</ref>

Following the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]] in which the [[Tatmadaw]]—Myanmar's military—ousted the country's [[2020 Myanmar general election|democratically elected]] leaders, widespread [[2021–2022 Myanmar protests|protests]] broke out in response to the coup and the military's subsequent use of force on civilians.<ref name="recentupdates">{{cite news|date=8 April 2021|title=ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS (BURMA)|publisher=Assistance Association for Political Prisoners |url=https://aappb.org/|access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref> ASEAN called for a special ASEAN Leaders Meeting in Jakarta on April 24, 2021, with the military junta's leader [[Min Aung Hlaing]] in attendance along with other member states' heads of government and foreign ministers. Members of the [[National Unity Government of Myanmar|National Unity Government]] formed in response to the coup and consisting of ousted lawmakers were reported to have been in contact with ASEAN leaders, but were not formally invited to the meeting.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-20|title=Myanmar's National Unity Government must be invited to this week's ASEAN Special Summit, MPs say|url=https://aseanmp.org/2021/04/20/myanmars-national-unity-government-must-be-invited-to-this-weeks-asean-special-summit-mps-say/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Allard |first1=Tom |title=Southeast Asian leaders to press Myanmar junta to end violence, allow aid - sources |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/regional-ngos-urge-asean-include-ousted-myanmar-lawmakers-crisis-summit-2021-04-23/ |access-date=April 24, 2021 |work=Reuters |date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> ASEAN released a statement that it had agreed to a "five-point consensus" with Min Aung Hlaing on the cessation of violence in Myanmar, constructive dialogue among all parties concerned, and the appointment of a special envoy by ASEAN to facilitate the dialogue process.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-24|title=Chairman's Statement on the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting.|url=http://asean2021.bn/Theme/news/news-24.04.21-csalm.aspx|access-date=2021-04-24|website=ASEAN Summit 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424135206/http://asean2021.bn/Theme/news/news-24.04.21-csalm.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, after continued violence in the country and non-committal by Myanmar's military government to the "five-point consensus", its military leaders were barred from attending the 40th to 45th ASEAN Summits from 2022 to 2024.<ref name=Myanmar2022 /><ref name=Myanmar2023 /><ref name=Myanmar2024 />

===Thailand===
{{Further|South Thailand insurgency}}

Prior to the 10th ASEAN summit, [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Thai Prime Minister]] [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] publicly threatened to walk out of the meeting if any member states raised the issue of the Thai government's handling of the insurgency in south Thailand. He stated "If the topic is raised, I will fly back home".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/375273|title=Thai PM warns of Asean walkout|date=26 November 2004|website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> This is notable since leaders have often shown solidarity with each other over high-profile issues such as [[East Timor]] and the handling by [[Myanmar]] of [[Aung San Suu Kyi]]. Furthermore, one of the principles on which ASEAN was founded is a stated principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other member states, as enshrined in the [[Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia]]. Any tension has been kept from the public view and leaders have avoided confrontational statements in public.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

[[Indonesia]] (the world's most populous Muslim country) and [[Malaysia]], however, were particularly vehement in their condemnation over the Thai government's handling of the events in south Thailand, with a former Malaysian Prime minister going to the extent of suggesting that the Southern Thai states should be given [[autonomous administrative division|autonomy]] power. The Malaysian foreign minister further was quoted as saying that there is no such thing as absolute non-interference. It is thought that Thaksin's statement was made following the Malaysian government's passing of an opposition resolution condemning the Thai government for the death of at least 85 Muslim protestors in southern Thailand.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Laotian spokesman Yong Chanthalangsy stated "I think we have a golden rule, that is non-interference in the internal affairs of each other." He added "It is a courtesy among the leaders, among the ministers, that if one of the leaders does not wish to discuss a question, all the leaders will respect it."{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

==Free Trade Area==
In 2004, Australia and New Zealand started the negotiation for a free trade deal with ASEAN. The ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area was established at the 14th ASEAN Summit in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseansec.org/22260.pdf|title=Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area|access-date=9 March 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090320063211/http://www.aseansec.org/22260.pdf| archive-date= 20 March 2009 | url-status= usurped}}</ref> It is one of Asia's largest trade arrangements and covers trade in goods, investment and services, financial services, telecommunications, electronic commerce, and intellectual property.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2009/02/200922842036827268.html|title=Trade deal signed at Asean summit|work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|access-date=9 March 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090304114757/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2009/02/200922842036827268.html| archive-date= 4 March 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> The aim of the negotiation is to significantly reduce trade barriers by 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1255163.htm |title=Aust wins invite to next year's ASEAN summit. 1 December 2004. ABC News Online<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=7 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408153559/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1255163.htm |archive-date=8 April 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.voanews.com/english/2004-11-30-voa34.cfm Southeast Asia Leaders Advance Free Trade with Six Major Countries<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050416142351/http://www.voanews.com/english/2004-11-30-voa34.cfm |date=16 April 2005 }}</ref>

==Treaty of Amity and Cooperation==
ASEAN's [[Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia]] is open for non-ASEAN states to accede. It requires the contracting parties to forgo any threat or use of force against each other.

The foreign ministers of ASEAN member states determined that invitation to the [[First East Asia Summit|inaugural East Asia Summit]], the first of which was held in late 2005 and hosted by [[Malaysia]], was to be restricted to parties to the treaty. The [[John Howard|Howard Government]] in [[Australia]], although seeking invitation, was reluctant to accede to the treaty, claiming that it was out of date and might conflict with obligations and rights it had under other treaties. However, with entry to the summit confined to parties to the treaty, and with domestic pressure to sign, Australia decided in early 2005 to sign the treaty on the condition that its rights under the [[Charter of the United Nations]] are recognised as inalienable. Upon the announcement of accession, [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Australian Foreign Minister]] [[Alexander Downer]] was asked whether or not he considered himself an east Asian, he replied: "Do I consider myself an East Asian? ... I consider myself an Australian."

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.asean.org/ ASEAN official website]
* [http://asean2021.bn/Theme/index.aspx ASEAN Summit 2021 official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927015812/http://www.pia.gov.ph/asean/?m=2&r=&fi=p060623.htm&no=29 12th Summit Special News website]
* [http://www.cebu-online.com/makeitcebu/12thaseansummit/ 12th ASEAN Summit Special Coverage website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061112010542/http://www.southtravels.com/asia/philippines/cebuevents.html Special Coverage website]

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