| − | The ASEAN countries had created an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). 27 countries are members of the ASEAN Regional Forum. The leaders of these countries meet and talk about various matters, especially security and economic cooperation. The current members in the ARF are: [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], [[Vietnam]], [[Brunei]], [[Laos]], [[Myanmar]], [[Cambodia]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], the [[People's Republic of China]], the [[European Union]], [[India]], [[Japan]], [[North Korea]], [[South Korea]], [[Mongolia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Pakistan]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Russia]], [[East Timor]], [[United States]], and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfat.gov.au/arf/ |title=About the ASEAN Regional Forum |publisher=Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |date=January 2, 2007}}</ref> | + | The ASEAN countries had created an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). 27 countries are members of the ASEAN Regional Forum. The leaders of these countries meet and talk about various matters, especially security and economic cooperation. The current members in the ARF are: [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], [[Vietnam]], [[Brunei]], [[Laos]], [[Myanmar]], [[Cambodia]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], the [[People's Republic of China]], the [[European Union]], [[India]], [[Japan]], [[North Korea]], [[South Korea]], [[Mongolia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Pakistan]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Russia]], [[East Timor]], [[United States]], and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfat.gov.au/arf/ |title=About the ASEAN Regional Forum |publisher=Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |date=January 2, 2007 |access-date=August 2, 2008 |archive-date=August 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807112609/https://www.dfat.gov.au/arf/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |