The birth of EAS
Established by APT recommending and the evolution of the APT into an East Asia summit in 2005 with 16 countries. EAS is forum for dialogue on strategic political and economic issues. Then in 2011 US and Russia join EAS. In term of security cooperation, EAS help a forum for strategic dialogue. EAS is summit level meeting (high profile meeting) which different from ARD which is ministerial level meeting.