ASEM
Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
ASEM is a dialogue platform between Asia and Europe. Since 1996, its agenda is set in biennial summits when heads of governments meet to put forward the ASEM dialogue process and underline action-oriented cooperation for mutual benefit. The last summit (ASEM8) was held in Brussels on October 4-5, 2010. The next meeting, ASEM9 will be hosted by Lao and will take place in Vientane in October 2012.
The informal process is accompanied by ASEM Ministerial Meetings in different sectors addressing issues of mutual concern and supported by regular meetings of senior officials.
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