Chairman’s Statement of The 17th East Asia Summit (17th EAS) on Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment, Strengthening Energy Cooperation for A Comprehensive Post-Covid-19 Recovery, and Promoting Volunteerism for Sustainable Development
WE, the participating countries of the East Asia Summit (EAS) under Cambodia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN 2022, on the occasion of the 17th East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia, on 13 November 2022, recognising the need to strengthen regional cooperation in addressing new and emerging issues and challenges of common interest and concern, supporting ongoing efforts towards a comprehensive post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery and ensuring long-term sustainability and resilience of regional development, agreed to generate considerable momentum of EAS cooperation, among others, by focusing our collaboration on advancing women’s economic empowerment, strengthening energy cooperation, and promoting volunteerism for sustainable development.
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