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HANOI - Foreign ministers attending the East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers' Informal Consultations Wednesday welcomed the interest expressed by the United States and Russia to join EAS.
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EAS is a forum held annually by leaders from the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.
At Wednesday's foreign ministers' meeting, the ministers also discussed the preparation for the fifth East Asia Summit later this year and agreed to deepen coordination in global efforts to address global challenges such as financial crisis and climate change, according to An.
The foreign ministers adopted a Chair Statement to brief the major outcomes of the meeting as well, according to An.