Ha Noi Declaration
India was represented by the External Affairs minister S Jaishankar at the East Asia Summit. The summit adopted the Ha Noi Declaration.
Key highlights:

• The Minister expressed concern about the deterioration of trust in the South China Sea Area.
• The declaration of Ha Noi reaffirmed the following declarations of the East Asia Summit

1. 2005 Kuala Lumpur Declaration
2. 2010 Ha Noi Declaration
3. 2011 Bali Declaration
4. 2015 Kuala Lumpur Declaration

• The declaration highlighted the ASEAN-centric regional architecture
• It stressed upon the effective implementation of Manila Plan of Action to advance the Phnom Penh Declaration (2018-2022). It focuses on the East Asia Development Initiative.

East Asia Summit
The Summit is held between 18 members including 10 ASEAN countries. The other eight are India, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, US and the Republic of Korea.