Asian–European political dialogue forum
Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM)
Type Political Dialogue Forum Partnership 53 ASEM Partners[ 1] Establishment 1996
TheAsia–Europe Meeting (ASEM ) is an Asian–European political dialogue forum to enhance relations and various forms of cooperation between its partners. It was officially established on 1 March 1996 at the 1st ASEM Summit (ASEM1) inBangkok , Thailand, by the then 15 Member States of theEuropean Union (EU) and theEuropean Commission , the then 7 Member States of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the individual countries ofChina ,Japan , andSouth Korea .[ 2] India ,Mongolia ,Pakistan and theASEAN Secretariat in 2008,[citation needed Australia ,New Zealand andRussia in 2010,[ 3] Bangladesh ,Norway , andSwitzerland in 2012,[ 4] Croatia , andKazakhstan in 2014.
The main components of the ASEM Process rest on the following 3 pillars:
Political Pillar Economic & Financial Pillar Social, Cultural & Educational Pillar In general, the ASEM Process is considered by the Partners involved to be a way of deepening the relations betweenAsia andEurope at all levels, which is deemed necessary to achieve a more balanced political and economic world order. The process is enhanced by the biennial meetings of Heads of State and Government, alternately in Asia and Europe, and biennial meetings of Foreign Ministers as well as other Ministerial Meetings, and other political, economic, and socio-cultural events at various levels.
The ASEM Partnership currently has 53 Partners: 51 countries and 2 regional organisations. The countries areAustralia ,Austria ,Bangladesh ,Belgium ,Brunei ,Bulgaria ,Cambodia ,China ,Croatia ,Cyprus , theCzech Republic ,Denmark ,Estonia ,Finland ,France ,Germany ,Greece ,Hungary ,India ,Indonesia ,Ireland ,Italy ,Japan ,Kazakhstan ,Laos ,Latvia ,Lithuania ,Luxembourg ,Malaysia ,Malta ,Mongolia ,Myanmar , theNetherlands ,New Zealand ,Norway ,Pakistan , thePhilippines ,Poland ,Portugal ,Romania ,Russia ,Singapore ,Slovakia ,Slovenia ,South Korea ,Spain ,Sweden ,Switzerland ,Thailand , theUnited Kingdom andVietnam while theEuropean Union andthe ASEAN Secretariat are the regional organisations involved.[ 1]
Biennial Summits are held alternating between Asia and Europe, attended by the Heads of State and Government of the respective partner countries and organisations:
ASEM13 Phnom Penh , CambodiaASEM12 Brussels , BelgiumASEM11 Ulaanbaatar , MongoliaASEM10 Milan , ItalyASEM9 Vientiane , LaosASEM8 Brussels , BelgiumASEM7 Beijing , ChinaASEM6 Helsinki , FinlandASEM5 Hanoi , VietnamASEM4 Archived 1 December 2017 at theWayback Machine Copenhagen , DenmarkASEM3 Seoul , South KoreaASEM2 London , United KingdomASEM1 Bangkok , ThailandASEM Ministerial Meetings [ edit ] Aside from Summits, regular Ministerial Meetings are held on foreign affairs, financial, cultural, economic, educational, labor and employment, transport, or environmental issues, attended by the relevant ministers:
[ edit ] ASEMFMM14 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Spain ASEMFMM13 Naypyidaw ,Myanmar ASEMFMM12 Luxembourg , LuxembourgASEMFMM11 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine New Delhi , IndiaASEMFMM10 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Gödöllő , HungaryASEMFMM9 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Hanoi , VietnamASEMFMM8 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Hamburg , GermanyASEMFMM7 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Kyoto , JapanASEMFMM6 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Kildare , IrelandASEMFMM5 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Bali , IndonesiaASEMFMM4 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Madrid , SpainASEMFMM3 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Beijing , ChinaASEMFMM2 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Berlin , GermanyASEMFMM1 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Singapore [ edit ] ASEMFinMM14 : 2020,Dhaka , BangladeshASEMFinMM13 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Sofia , BulgariaASEMFinMM12 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Ulaanbaatar , MongoliaASEMFinMM11 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Milan , ItalyASEMFinMM10 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Bangkok , ThailandASEMFinMM9 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Madrid , SpainASEMFinMM8 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Jeju , South KoreaASEMFinMM7 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Vienna , AustriaASEMFinMM6 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Tianjin , ChinaASEMFinMM5 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Bali , IndonesiaASEMFinMM4 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Copenhagen , DenmarkASEMFinMM3 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Kobe , JapanASEMFinMM2 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Frankfurt , GermanyASEMFinMM1 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Bangkok , Thailand[ edit ] ASEMCMM9 : 2020,Asia ASEMCMM8 Sofia , BulgariaASEMCMM7 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Gwangju , South KoreaASEMCMM6 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Rotterdam , NetherlandsASEMCMM5 Yogyakarta , IndonesiaASEMCMM4 Poznań , PolandASEMCMM3 Kuala Lumpur , MalaysiaASEMCMM2 Paris , FranceASEMCMM1 Beijing , China[ edit ] ASEMEMM7 Seoul , South KoreaHigh-level Meeting Rotterdam , NetherlandsASEMEMM5 Dalian , ChinaASEMEMM4 Copenhagen , DenmarkASEMEMM3 Hanoi , VietnamASEMEMM2 Berlin , GermanyASEMEMM1 Makuhari , Japan[ edit ] ASEMME9 Malta ASEMME8 Thailand ASEMME7 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Bucharest , RomaniaASEMME6 Seoul , South KoreaASEMME5 Riga , LatviaASEMME4 Kuala Lumpur , MalaysiaASEMME3 Copenhagen , DenmarkASEMME2 Hanoi , VietnamASEMME1 Berlin , Germany[ edit ] ASEMLEMC5 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Sofia , BulgariaASEMLEMC4 Hanoi , VietnamASEMLEMC3 Leiden , NetherlandsASEMLEMC2 Bali , IndonesiaASEMLEMC1 Potsdam , Germany[ edit ] ASEMTMM5 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Budapest , HungaryASEMTMM4 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Bali , IndonesiaASEMTMM3 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Riga , LatviaASEMTMM2 Chengdu , ChinaASEMTMM1 Archived 16 November 2022 at theWayback Machine Vilnius , Lithuania[ edit ] [ edit ]
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