Mechanisms 20th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Manila, Philippines
2017-11-14
The 20th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Commemorative Summit was held in Manila, the Philippines on November 14, 2017. The Heads of State/Government of 10 ASEAN member states, Japan (co-chair), the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea participated in the meeting. TCS Secretary-General LEE Jong-heon also attended the Summit as observer.
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of APT cooperation, all Leaders highly recognized that APT cooperation has become a valuable mechanism for regional architecture since it was founded against the backdrop of the Asian financial crisis in 1997. Putting forward the respective parties’ views and proposals for the future direction, the Leaders also agreed to expand and deepen cooperation, particularly in the areas of trade and investment, finance, infrastructure, technological innovation, people-to-people and cultural exchanges.
Under the chairmanship of the Philippines, this year’s Summit adopted the Manila Declaration on the 20th Anniversary of ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation and the APT Leaders’ Statement on Food Security Cooperation.
Documents
- Joint Statement on a 10 Year Vision for Trilateral IP Cooperation
- Joint Statement on Future Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
- Joint Declaration of the Ninth ROK-Japan-China Trilateral Summit
- Joint Statement of the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- The 7th China-Korea-Japan Business Summit Joint Statement
- List of outcome documents of trilateral ministerial meetings since last summit meeting
- Harvest Projects of Trilateral +X Cooperation
- Trilateral Cooperation Vision for the Next Decade
