Eighth East Asia Summit

Eighth East Asia Summit
Host country	Brunei
Date	October 9–10, 2013
Cities	Bandar Seri Begawan
Participants	EAS members
Follows	Seventh East Asia Summit
Precedes	Ninth East Asia Summit

The Eighth East Asia Summit was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on October 9–10, 2013. The East Asia Summit is an annual meeting of national leaders from the East Asian region and adjoining countries.

Attending delegations

The heads of state and heads of government of eighteen countries took part in the summit.

• 
  Australia
  Tony Abbott
  Prime Minister
• 
  Brunei
  Hassanal Bolkiah
  Sultan & Prime Minister
  (chairperson)
• 
  Cambodia
  Hun Sen
  Prime Minister
• 
  China
  Li Keqiang
  Premier
• 
  India
  Manmohan Singh
  Prime Minister
• 
  Indonesia
  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
  President
• 
  Japan
  Shinzō Abe
  Prime Minister
• 
  Laos
  Thongsing Thammavong
  Prime Minister
• 
  Malaysia
  Najib Razak
  Prime Minister
• 
  Myanmar
  Thein Sein
  President
• 
  New Zealand
  John Key
  Prime Minister
• 
  Philippines
  Benigno Aquino III
  President
• 
  Russia
  Sergey Lavrov
  Foreign Minister
• 
  Singapore
  Lee Hsien Loong
  Prime Minister
• 
  South Korea
  Park Geun-hye
  President
• 
  Thailand
  Yingluck Shinawatra
  Prime Minister
• 
  United States
  John Kerry
  Secretary of State
• 
  Vietnam
  Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
  Prime Minister

Outcomes

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not attend and was represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. US President Barack Obama did not attend due to the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 and was represented by Secretary of State John Kerry. The other members' leaders attended.