1. The 13th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was convened on 14 July 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Meeting was chaired by Her Excellency Retno L. P. Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.

Review and Future Direction of the EAS

2. 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 fundamental EAS documents and based on the established principles, objectives, and modalities of the EAS