Fourth East Asia Summit | |
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Host country | Thailand |
Date | October 23—25, 2009 |
Cities | Cha-am and Hua Hin |
Participants | EAS members |
Follows | Third East Asia Summit |
Precedes | Fifth East Asia Summit |
The Fourth East Asia Summit was held in Cha-am and Hua Hin, Thailand on October 23-25, 2009. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a pan-Asia forum held annually by the leaders of 16 countries in the East Asian region. EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders' meetings. The Fourth East Asia Summit was rescheduled several times, had its venue changed and one attempt to hold it was cancelled due to the 2008–2009 Thai political crisis. It was finally held on October 25, 2009.