CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Summit was hosted by Brunei Darussalam via videoconference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Director-General of the WHO and WTO briefed on the vital importance of multilateralism and solidarity to confront global health threats and to assure the sustainability of global economic recovery.

Detailed explanation-2: -ASEAN’s 10 member countries are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The United States and the Russian Federation joined at the 6th East Asia Summit in 2011.

Detailed explanation-3: -We, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), gathered for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits on 11 November 2022 under the Chairmanship of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Detailed explanation-4: -The EAS is a regional forum that includes the 10 ASEAN countries of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Other members include Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea, along with Russia and the United States.