Asian–European political dialogue forum
Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM)
Type Political Dialogue Forum Partnership 53 ASEM Partners
[1] Establishment 1996
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 .
[2] A series of enlargements saw additional EU Member States join as well as
India ,
Mongolia ,
Pakistan and the
ASEAN Secretariat in 2008[
citation needed ] ,
Australia ,
New Zealand and
Russia in 2010,
[3]
Bangladesh ,
Norway , and
Switzerland in 2012,
[4] as well as
Croatia , and
Kazakhstan 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 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.
[1]
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
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 [
permanent dead link ] : 10–11 September 2006,
Helsinki ,
Finland
ASEM5 : 08–09 October 2004,
Hanoi ,
Vietnam
ASEM4
Archived 1 December 2017 at the
Wayback Machine : 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 (ASEMFMM)
ASEMFMM14
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 15-16 December 2019, Madrid,
Spain
ASEMFMM13 : 20–21 November 2017,
Naypyidaw ,
Myanmar
ASEMFMM12 : 05–06 November 2015,
Luxembourg ,
Luxembourg
ASEMFMM11
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 11–12 November 2013,
New Delhi ,
India
ASEMFMM10
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 06–07 June 2011,
Gödöllő ,
Hungary
ASEMFMM9
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 25–26 May 2009,
Hanoi ,
Vietnam
ASEMFMM8
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 28–29 May 2007,
Hamburg ,
Germany
ASEMFMM7
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 06–07 May 2005,
Kyoto ,
Japan
ASEMFMM6
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 17–18 April 2004,
Kildare ,
Ireland
ASEMFMM5
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 23–24 July 2003,
Bali ,
Indonesia
ASEMFMM4
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 06–07 June 2002,
Madrid ,
Spain
ASEMFMM3
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 24–25 May 2001,
Beijing ,
China
ASEMFMM2
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 29 March 1999,
Berlin ,
Germany
ASEMFMM1
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 15 February 1997,
Singapore ,
Singapore
ASEM Finance Ministers’ Meetings (ASEMFinMM)
ASEMFinMM14 : 2020,
Dhaka ,
Bangladesh
ASEMFinMM13
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 26 April 2018,
Sofia ,
Bulgaria
ASEMFinMM12
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 09–10 June 2016,
Ulaanbaatar ,
Mongolia
ASEMFinMM11
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 11–12 September 2014,
Milan ,
Italy
ASEMFinMM10
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 15 October 2012,
Bangkok ,
Thailand
ASEMFinMM9
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 17–18 April 2010,
Madrid ,
Spain
ASEMFinMM8
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 16 June 2008,
Jeju ,
South Korea
ASEMFinMM7
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 08–09 April 2006,
Vienna ,
Austria
ASEMFinMM6
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 25–26 June 2005,
Tianjin ,
China
ASEMFinMM5
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 05–06 July 2003,
Bali ,
Indonesia
ASEMFinMM4
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 05–06 July 2002,
Copenhagen ,
Denmark
ASEMFinMM3
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 13–14 January 2001,
Kobe ,
Japan
ASEMFinMM2
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 15–16 September 1999,
Frankfurt ,
Germany
ASEMFinMM1
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 19 September 1997,
Bangkok ,
Thailand
ASEM Culture Ministers' Meetings (ASEMCMM)
ASEMCMM9 : 2020,
Asia
ASEMCMM8 : 01-02 March 2018,
Sofia ,
Bulgaria
ASEMCMM7
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 22–24 June 2016,
Gwangju ,
South Korea
ASEMCMM6
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 20–21 October 2014,
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
ASEMCMM5 : 18–19 September 2012,
Yogyakarta ,
Indonesia
ASEMCMM4 : 08–10 September 2010,
Poznań ,
Poland
ASEMCMM3 : 21–24 April 2008,
Kuala Lumpur ,
Malaysia
ASEMCMM2 : 06–07 June 2005,
Paris ,
France
ASEMCMM1 : 03 December 2003,
Beijing ,
China
ASEM Economic Ministers' Meetings (ASEMEMM)
ASEMEMM7 : 21–22 September 2017,
Seoul , South Korea
High-level Meeting : 16-17 September 2005,
Rotterdam , Netherlands
ASEMEMM5 : 23–24 July 2003,
Dalian , China
ASEMEMM4 : 18–19 September 2002,
Copenhagen , Denmark
ASEMEMM3 : 10–11 September 2001,
Hanoi , Vietnam
ASEMEMM2 : 09–10 October 1999,
Berlin , Germany
ASEMEMM1 : 27–28 September 1997,
Makuhari , Japan
ASEM Education Ministers' Meetings (ASEMME)
ASEMME8 : 2021,
Thailand
ASEMME7
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 15-16 May 2019,
Bucharest , Romania
ASEMME6 : 21–22 November 2017,
Seoul , South Korea
ASEMME5 : 27–28 April 2015,
Riga , Latvia
ASEMME4 : 12–14 May 2013,
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
ASEMME3 : 09–10 May 2011,
Copenhagen , Denmark
ASEMME2 : 14–15 May 2009,
Hanoi , Vietnam
ASEMME1 : 05–06 May 2008,
Berlin , Germany
ASEM Labour & Employment Ministers’ Conferences (ASEMLEMC)
ASEMLEMC5
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 03–04 December 2015,
Sofia , Bulgaria
ASEMLEMC4 : 24–26 October 2012,
Hanoi , Vietnam
ASEMLEMC3 : 12–14 December 2010,
Leiden , Netherlands
ASEMLEMC2 : 13–15 October 2008,
Bali , Indonesia
ASEMLEMC1 : 03 September 2006,
Potsdam , Germany
ASEM Transport Ministers' Meetings (ASEMTMM)
ASEMTMM5
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 11-12 December 2019,
Budapest , Hungary
ASEMTMM4
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 26–28 September 2017,
Bali , Indonesia
ASEMTMM3
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 29–30 April 2015,
Riga , Latvia
ASEMTMM2 : 24–25 October 2011,
Chengdu , China
ASEMTMM1
Archived 16 November 2022 at the
Wayback Machine : 19–20 October 2009,
Vilnius , Lithuania
ASEM Environment Ministers' Meetings (ASEMEnvMM)
ASEM Ministerial Conference on Energy Security (ASEMESMC)
See also
References
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