Similarly, many of the countries attending the EAS stressed the need for response capabilities, such as emergency disaster relief. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced his country’s readiness to host an international conference this summer on major disasters, giving Japan an opportunity to share lessons learned from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
同样，参加东亚峰会的许多国家都强调了灾害反应能力的必要性，比如紧急灾害援助。日本首相野田佳彦就宣布已经准备好今夏在本国主办一场关于主要灾害的国际会议，为日本提供一个分享2011年日本东北太平洋海啸地震中所吸取教训的机会。其目的必须是令到该区域在遭遇自然灾害时具备更加强大的适应和复原能力，并成为一个更宏大区域合作框架的一部分。