The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a forum held annually by leaders of, initially, 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian regions.
Membership expanded to 18 countries including the United States and Russia at the Sixth EAS in 2011.
EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’ meetings. The first summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 December 2005.
| Date | Country | Host | Host leader | |
| 1st | 14 December 2005 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| 2nd | 15 January 2007 | Philippines | Cebu City | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| 3rd | 21 November 2007 | Singapore | Singapore | Lee Hsien Loong |
| 4th | 25 October 2009 | Thailand | Cha Am & Hua Hin | Abhisit Vejjajiva |
| 5th | 30 October 2010 | Vietnam | Hanoi | Nguyen Minh Triet |
| 6th | 18–19 November 2011 | Indonesia | Bali | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| 7th | 19–20 November 2012 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Hun Sen |
| 8th | 9–10 October 2013 | Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Hassanal Bolkiah |
| 9th | 12–13 November 2014 | Burma (Myanmar) | Naypyidaw | Thein Sein |
| 10th | 21–22 November 2015 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Najib Razak |
| 11th | 6–8 September 2016 | Laos | Vientiane | Thongloun Sisoulith |
East Asia Summit 2016:
The East Asia Summit (EAS) adopted their final declaration in its 2016 summit at Laos.
India and other leaders of the 18- member East Asia Summit reaffirmed their support to promote nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation as they underlined the importance of nuclear security to combat nuclear terrorism at national, regional and global levels.
The countries emphasised the importance of advancing nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy as ‘mutually reinforcing pillars’.
Recognising the serious challenges posed by nuclear terrorism, the countries reaffirmed their support to promote nuclear disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy and the importance of nuclear security to combat nuclear terrorism at national, regional and international levels.
They also noted that much of the projected world growth in civil nuclear energy will occur in the Indo-Pacific region.
The EAS urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in complete, verifiable and irreversible manner, and uphold its international legal obligations.
The grouping also expressed grave concern over the DPRK’s nuclear testsand ballistic missile launches and called for the full implementation of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, including the UNSC sanctions regime and the 2005 Joint Statement.
The EAS also called for the continuation of joint efforts to resume meaningful Six Party Talks at an early date to make substantial progress in the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner.
The members also called for the early commencement of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament within the context of an agreed, comprehensive and balanced Programme of Work.