Jakarta, July 25 -- The 16th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers' Meeting was convened on 23 July 2026 in Manila, Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines. Review and Future Direction of the EAS The Meeting reaffirmed its 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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