Asia–Europe Meeting

Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM)
Partners of ASEM in blue
Type	Political Dialogue Forum
Partnership	53 partners
Establishment	1996
Website www.ASEMinfoboard.org

The Asia–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) in Bangkok, Thailand, by the then 15 member states of the European Union (EU) and the European Commission, the then 7 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the individual countries of China, Japan, and South Korea. A series of enlargements saw additional EU member states join as well as India, Mongolia, Pakistan and the ASEAN Secretariat in 2008, Australia, New Zealand and Russia in 2010, Bangladesh, Norway, and Switzerland in 2012, as well as Croatia and Kazakhstan in 2014.

The main components of the ASEM Process rest on the following 3 pillars:

• Political & Security 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 Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Viet Nam, while the European Union and the ASEAN Secretariat are the regional organisations involved.

Meetings

ASEM Summits

The biennial Summits, attended by the Heads of State and Government of the respective partner countries and organisations, have been held in:

• ASEM13: 2020, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• ASEM12: 18–19 October 2018, Brussels, Belgium
• ASEM11: 15–16 July 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• ASEM10: 16–17 October 2014, Milan, Italy
• ASEM9: 05–06 November 2012, Vientiane, Laos
• ASEM8: 04–05 October 2010, Brussels, Belgium
• ASEM7: 24–25 October 2008, Beijing, China
• ASEM6: 10–11 September 2006, Helsinki, Finland
• ASEM5: 08–09 October 2004, Hanoi, Vietnam
• ASEM4: 22–24 September 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark
• ASEM3: 20–21 October 2000, Seoul, South Korea
• ASEM2: 03–04 April 1998, London, United Kingdom
• ASEM1: 01–02 March 1996, Bangkok, Thailand

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 (ASEM FMM)

• ASEM FMM14: July 2019, Madrid, Spain
• ASEM FMM13: 20–21 November 2017, Naypyidaw, Myanmar
• ASEM FMM12: 05–06 November 2015, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• ASEM FMM11: 11–12 November 2013, New Delhi, India
• ASEM FMM10: 06–07 June 2011, Gödöllő, Hungary
• ASEM FMM9: 25–26 May 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam
• ASEM FMM8: 28–29 May 2007, Hamburg, Germany
• ASEM FMM7: 06–07 May 2005, Kyoto, Japan
• ASEM FMM6: 17–18 April 2004, Kildare, Ireland
• ASEM FMM5: 23–24 July 2003, Bali, Indonesia
• ASEM FMM4: 06–07 June 2002, Madrid, Spain
• ASEM FMM3: 24–25 May 2001, Beijing, China
• ASEM FMM2: 29 March 1999, Berlin, Germany
• ASEM FMM1: 15 February 1997, Singapore, Singapore

ASEM Finance Ministers’ Meetings (ASEM FinMM)

• ASEM FinMM14: 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• ASEM FinMM13: 26 April 2018, Sofia, Bulgaria
• ASEM FinMM12: 09–10 June 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• ASEM FinMM11: 11–12 September 2014, Milan, Italy
• ASEM FinMM10: 15 October 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
• ASEM FinMM9: 17–18 April 2010, Madrid, Spain
• ASEM FinMM8: 16 June 2008, Jeju, South Korea
• ASEM FinMM7: 08–09 April 2006, Vienna, Austria
• ASEM FinMM6: 25–26 June 2005, Tianjin, China
• ASEM FinMM5: 05–06 July 2003, Bali, Indonesia
• ASEM FinMM4: 05–06 July 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark
• ASEM FinMM3: 13–14 January 2001, Kobe, Japan
• ASEM FinMM2: 15–16 September 1999, Frankfurt, Germany
• ASEM FinMM1: 19 September 1997, Bangkok, Thailand

ASEM Culture Ministers' Meetings (ASEM CMM)

• ASEM CMM8: 01-02 March 2018, Sofia, Bulgaria
• ASEM CMM7: 22–24 June 2016, Gwangju, South Korea
• ASEM CMM6: 20–21 October 2014, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• ASEM CMM5: 18–19 September 2012, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
• ASEM CMM4: 08–10 September 2010, Poznań, Poland
• ASEM CMM3: 21–24 April 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• ASEM CMM2: 06–07 June 2005, Paris, France
• ASEM CMM1: 03 December 2003, Beijing, China

ASEM Economic Ministers' Meetings (ASEM EMM)

• ASEM EMM8: 2019, Europe
• ASEM EMM7: 21–22 September 2017, Seoul, South Korea
• High-level Meeting: 16-17 September 2005, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• ASEM EMM5: 23–24 July 2003, Dalian, China
• ASEM EMM4: 18–19 September 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark
• ASEM EMM3: 10–11 September 2001, Hanoi, Viet Nam
• ASEM EMM2: 09–10 October 1999, Berlin, Germany
• ASEM EMM1: 27–28 September 1997, Makuhari, Japan

ASEM Education Ministers' Meetings (ASEM ME)

• ASEM ME7: 15-16 May 2019, Romania

• ASEM ME6: 21–22 November 2017, Seoul, South Korea
• ASEM ME5: 27–28 April 2015, Riga, Latvia
• ASEM ME4: 12–14 May 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• ASEM ME3: 09–10 May 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark
• ASEM ME2: 14–15 May 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam
• ASEM ME1: 05–06 May 2008, Berlin, Germany

ASEM Labour & Employment Ministers’ Conferences (ASEM LEMC)

• ASEM LEMC5: 03–04 December 2015, Sofia, Bulgaria
• ASEM LEMC4: 24–26 October 2012, Hanoi, Vietnam
• ASEM LEMC3: 12–14 December 2010, Leiden, Netherlands
• ASEM LEMC2: 13–15 October 2008, Bali, Indonesia
• ASEM LEMC1: 03 September 2006, Potsdam, Germany

ASEM Transport Ministers' Meetings (ASEM TMM)

• ASEM TMM5: 2019, Hungary
• ASEM TMM4: 26–28 September 2017, Bali, Indonesia
• ASEM TMM3: 29–30 April 2015, Riga, Latvia
• ASEM TMM2: 24–25 October 2011, Chengdu, China
• ASEM TMM1: 19–20 October 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania

ASEM Environment Ministers' Meetings (ASEM EnvMM)

• ASEM EnvMM4: 22–23 May 2012, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• ASEM EnvMM3: 23–26 April 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark
• ASEM EnvMM2: 12–13 October 2003, Lecce, Italy
• ASEM EnvMM1: 17 January 2002, Beijing, China

ASEM Ministerial Conference on Energy Security (ASEM ESMC)

• ASEM ESMC1: 17–18 June 2009, Brussels, Belgium

See also

• Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), the only permanently established institution under the ASEM framework

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
• Asia-Europe Business Forum (AEBF)
• Asia-Europe People's Forum (AEPF)
• Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP)
• Asia-Europe Labour Forum (AELF)
• ASEM Education Secretariat (AES)
• Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), the only permanently established institution under the ASEM framework
• ASEF culture360
• ASEF Classroom Network (ASEF ClassNet)
• Asia-Europe Museum Network (ASEMUS)
• ASEF University Alumni Network (ASEFUAN)
• Asia-Europe Institute (AEI)

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