Asia–Europe Meeting
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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 between Asia and Europe 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.
Partners
The ASEM Partnership currently has 53 Partners: 51 countries and 2 regional organisations. The countries are Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam while the European Union and the ASEAN Secretariat are the regional organisations involved.[4]
Meetings
ASEM Summits
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: 25–26 November 2021, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM12: 18–19 October 2018, Brussels, Belgium Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM11: 15–16 July 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM10: 16–17 October 2014, Milan, Italy Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM9: 05–06 November 2012, Vientiane, Laos Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM8: 04–05 October 2010, Brussels, Belgium Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM7: 24–25 October 2008, Beijing, China Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM6: 10–11 September 2006, Helsinki, Finland Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM5: 08–09 October 2004, Hanoi, Vietnam Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM4 Template:Webarchive: 22–24 September 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM3: 20–21 October 2000, Seoul, South Korea Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM2: 03–04 April 1998, London, United Kingdom Template:Flagdeco
- ASEM1: 01–02 March 1996, Bangkok, Thailand Template:Flagdeco
ASEM Ministerial Meetings
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:
ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meetings (ASEMFMM)
- ASEMFMM14 Template:Webarchive: 15-16 December 2019, Madrid, Spain Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM13: 20–21 November 2017, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM12: 05–06 November 2015, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM11 Template:Webarchive: 11–12 November 2013, New Delhi, India Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM10 Template:Webarchive: 06–07 June 2011, Gödöllő, Hungary Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM9 Template:Webarchive: 25–26 May 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM8 Template:Webarchive: 28–29 May 2007, Hamburg, Germany Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM7 Template:Webarchive: 06–07 May 2005, Kyoto, Japan Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM6 Template:Webarchive: 17–18 April 2004, Kildare, Ireland Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM5 Template:Webarchive: 23–24 July 2003, Bali, Indonesia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM4 Template:Webarchive: 06–07 June 2002, Madrid, Spain Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM3 Template:Webarchive: 24–25 May 2001, Beijing, China Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM2 Template:Webarchive: 29 March 1999, Berlin, Germany Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFMM1 Template:Webarchive: 15 February 1997, Singapore Template:Flagdeco
ASEM Finance Ministers' Meetings (ASEMFinMM)
- ASEMFinMM14: 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM13 Template:Webarchive: 26 April 2018, Sofia, Bulgaria Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM12 Template:Webarchive: 09–10 June 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM11 Template:Webarchive: 11–12 September 2014, Milan, Italy Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM10 Template:Webarchive: 15 October 2012, Bangkok, Thailand Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM9 Template:Webarchive: 17–18 April 2010, Madrid, Spain Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM8 Template:Webarchive: 16 June 2008, Jeju, South Korea Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM7 Template:Webarchive: 08–09 April 2006, Vienna, Austria Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM6 Template:Webarchive: 25–26 June 2005, Tianjin, China Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM5 Template:Webarchive: 05–06 July 2003, Bali, Indonesia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM4 Template:Webarchive: 05–06 July 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM3 Template:Webarchive: 13–14 January 2001, Kobe, Japan Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM2 Template:Webarchive: 15–16 September 1999, Frankfurt, Germany Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMFinMM1 Template:Webarchive: 19 September 1997, Bangkok, Thailand Template:Flagdeco
ASEM Culture Ministers' Meetings (ASEMCMM)
- ASEMCMM9: 2020, Asia
- ASEMCMM8: 01-02 March 2018, Sofia, Bulgaria Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMCMM7 Template:Webarchive: 22–24 June 2016, Gwangju, South Korea Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMCMM6 Template:Webarchive: 20–21 October 2014, Rotterdam, Netherlands Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMCMM5: 18–19 September 2012, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMCMM4: 08–10 September 2010, Poznań, Poland Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMCMM3: 21–24 April 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMCMM2: 06–07 June 2005, Paris, France Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMCMM1: 03 December 2003, Beijing, China Template:Flagdeco
ASEM Economic Ministers' Meetings (ASEMEMM)
- ASEMEMM7: 21–22 September 2017, Seoul, South Korea Template:Flagdeco
- High-level Meeting: 16-17 September 2005, Rotterdam, Netherlands Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMEMM5: 23–24 July 2003, Dalian, China Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMEMM4: 18–19 September 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMEMM3: 10–11 September 2001, Hanoi, Vietnam Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMEMM2: 09–10 October 1999, Berlin, Germany Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMEMM1: 27–28 September 1997, Makuhari, Japan Template:Flagdeco
ASEM Education Ministers' Meetings (ASEMME)
- ASEMME8: 2021, Thailand Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMME7 Template:Webarchive: 15-16 May 2019, Bucharest, Romania Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMME6: 21–22 November 2017, Seoul, South Korea Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMME5: 27–28 April 2015, Riga, Latvia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMME4: 12–14 May 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMME3: 09–10 May 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMME2: 14–15 May 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMME1: 05–06 May 2008, Berlin, Germany Template:Flagdeco
ASEM Labour & Employment Ministers' Conferences (ASEMLEMC)
- ASEMLEMC5 Template:Webarchive: 03–04 December 2015, Sofia, Bulgaria Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMLEMC4: 24–26 October 2012, Hanoi, Vietnam Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMLEMC3: 12–14 December 2010, Leiden, Netherlands Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMLEMC2: 13–15 October 2008, Bali, Indonesia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMLEMC1: 03 September 2006, Potsdam, Germany Template:Flagdeco
ASEM Transport Ministers' Meetings (ASEMTMM)
- ASEMTMM5 Template:Webarchive: 11-12 December 2019, Budapest, Hungary Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMTMM4 Template:Webarchive: 26–28 September 2017, Bali, Indonesia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMTMM3 Template:Webarchive: 29–30 April 2015, Riga, Latvia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMTMM2: 24–25 October 2011, Chengdu, China Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMTMM1 Template:Webarchive: 19–20 October 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania Template:Flagdeco
ASEM Environment Ministers' Meetings (ASEMEnvMM)
- ASEMEnvMM4 Template:Webarchive: 22–23 May 2012, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMEnvMM3 Template:Webarchive: 23–26 April 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMEnvMM2 Template:Webarchive: 12–13 October 2003, Lecce, Italy Template:Flagdeco
- ASEMEnvMM1 Template:Webarchive: 17 January 2002, Beijing, China Template:Flagdeco
ASEM Ministerial Conference on Energy Security (ASEMESMC)
- ASEMESMC1: 17–18 June 2009, Brussels, Belgium Template:Flagdeco
See also
- Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), the only permanently established institution under the ASEM framework
- European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Summit
References
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External links
- ASEM InfoBoard, the official information platform of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
- Introduction to the Asia-Europe Meeting
- ASEM in Its Tenth Year: Looking Forward, Looking Back Template:Webarchive
- Asia-Europe People's Forum (AEPF)
- Asia-Europe Labour Forum (AELF)
- ASEM Education Secretariat (AES)
- Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), the only permanently established institution under the ASEM framework
- ASEF Classroom Network (ASEF ClassNet)
- Asia-Europe Museum Network (ASEMUS) Template:Webarchive
- ASEF University Alumni Network (ASEFUAN)
- Asia-Europe Institute (AEI)
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