Since 1989, the Forum has held Post Forum Dialogues with key Dialogue Partners at Ministerial level.

There are currently thirteen partners – Canada, People’s Republic of China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States.

A review of the Post Forum Dialogue process was commissioned by the Forum Secretariat following the directive of the Forum Leaders for a reassessment of its arrangements and the criteria for membership. The report and its recommendations were considered at the 2006 Forum Leaders Meeting, and work towards improving the quality of dialogues remains in progress.