The current President is Yoshinori Imai of NHK-Japan. The ABU Secretariat is located in Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has over 30 staff, of whom 12 are broadcast professionals recruited from among the ABU members within the region. The head of the Secretariat is the Secretary-General, who is appointed by the General Assembly. The current Secretary-General is Dr. Javad Mottaghi. The Asia-Pacific region is defined in the ABU statutes as countries within areas of Asia and the Pacific that lie substantially between the longitudes of 30 degrees east and 170 degrees west. On the map, this region stretches from Turkey in the west, to Samoa in the east, and from Russia in the north, to New Zealand in the south. All of the ABU's full members operate in this region. Most of the ABU's associate members are European and North American broadcasters, many of whom have operations in Asia, and pay-TV and cable operators in the Asia-Pacific. Its affiliate members include satellite providers, telcos, production companies, equipment vendors and regulators. The ABU is the third largest of the world's eight broadcasting unions, but covers the largest geographic area of the world. Membership A number of different membership types are available to national broadcasters and national broadcasting organisations. These include full, additional full, associate, affiliate and institutional memberships. Full members Below is a list of full members of the ABU. These are members who are independent nations within the ABU broadcasting region, and consist of two members per country. Broadcasters have the option to change between full and additional full membership. Additional full members Below is a list of additional full members of the ABU. These are members who already have 2 full member organisations, and for countries in non-independent area. Associate members Below is a list of associate members of the ABU. These are international broadcasters beyond the ABU region, and national broadcasting associations. Institutional members Affiliated members {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:91%;" |- ! Country ! Broadcasting organisation ! National script ! Abbr. |- | rowspan="3"| || Australian Film Television and Radio School || Australian Film Television and Radio School || AFTRS |- | Radio Frequency Systems || Radio Frequency Systems || RFS |- | Xtra Insights || Xtra Insights || |- | rowspan="3"| || Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication || Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication || BNNRC |- | National Institute of Mass Communication ||