The 2017 ASEAN Summits or the 30th and 31st ASEAN Summits were diplomatic conferences centering on the

Association of Southeast Asian Nations The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a regional grouping of 10 Sovereign state, states in Southeast Asia "that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members." Together, its ...

(ASEAN) which were held in the

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from 28 to 29 April and 10–14 November 2017. This marks the third and fourth time the

ASEAN Summit The ASEAN Summit is a biannual meeting held by the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in relation to economic, political, security, and socio-cultural development of Southeast Asian countries. In addition, it serves ...

was held in the Philippines.

Preparations

The Committee for Security, Peace and Order and Emergency Preparedness and Response was organized to ensure security during the ASEAN Summit. For the 30th summit, 40,000 soldiers, 240 motorcycles, 120 patrol cars, as well as 45 air and naval assets were deployed.

30th ASEAN Summit

ASEAN leaders released a statement on 28 April 2017 expressing "grave concern" over tensions in the Korean peninsula arising from

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

's testing of nuclear weapons on

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and September 2016 as well as ballistic missile tests conducted within the month and urged North Korea to fully comply with UN Security Council Resolutions and the international law. They also urged for self-restraint for all parties concern. The following day the "ASEAN Declaration on the Role of the Civil Service as a Catalyst for Achieving the ASEAN Community Vision 2025" was signed by the member countries of the ASEAN. The ASEAN member states pledged to promote accountability and transparency in civil service in the region and it is agreed that relevant civil service bodies of each member state will cooperate through the ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM). It was expected that concrete measures to be done to implement the declaration will be discussed in the 31st ASEAN Summit which was held in November 2017.

31st ASEAN Summit

The culminating event was held in Manila on 10–14 November (31st summit). Despite some criticism on ASEAN's handling of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, many viewed the Philippines' performance as a success. According to political analyst Richard Javad Heydarian, "Overall, Duterte was a clear big winner at the summit, as he eagerly welcomed the courtship of all major powers, including America, China, Japan, Russia and India. The Filipino president deftly leveraged the event to effectively legitimize his leadership and present himself as a regional powerbroker...upon the summit’s conclusion, Duterte’s Philippines never looked as confident and secure. All in all, it was a crowning diplomatic event for the controversial Filipino leader."

Attendees

All heads of government of the member states of the

except

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

attended the 30th ASEAN Summit. In the case of Myanmar, the country was represented by its State Counsellor,

Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. She served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar), Ministe ...

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