19th ASEAN-Japan Summit held on 7 September 2016 in Lao PDR.
JASTIP was mentioned in the Chairman’s Statement of this ASEAN-Japan Summits twice.

“19.We highlighted the importance of people-to-people exchanges to build closer contact, mutual understanding and friendship between ASEAN and Japan. In this regard, we noted with satisfaction the progress made on various exchange programmes under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) 2016, Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP), “WA-Project” and Sport for Tomorrow, Sakura Science Plan, ASEAN and Today’s World (AsTW), Japan-ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Platform (JASTIP), as well as the ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net) Project Phase III. Moreover, recognizing various achievements between ASEAN and Japan in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation, we acknowledged the importance of promoting joint research and implementation of its outcome such as Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS), e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) and Japan ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Platform (JASTIP)/Collaboration Hubs for International Research Program (CHIRP). We also underscored the importance of sharing the best practices regarding the education models such as KOSEN.”

http://asean.org/chairmans-statement-of-the-19th-asean-japan-summit/