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Asia–Europe Mee.ng (ASEM)

Type Poli%cal Dialogue Forum

Partnership 53 ASEM Partners[1]

Establishment 1996

Website
www.ASEMInfoBoard.org

ASEM Logo
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.

ASEM Map in blue and red

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

• Poli6cal Pillar
• Economic & Financial Pillar
• Social, Cultural & Educa6onal 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[edit]
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, I
ndia, 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, Sl
ovenia, 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[edit]
ASEM Summits[edit]
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, hosted by
the European Union
• ASEM11: 15–16 July 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• ASEM10: 16–17 October 2014, Milan, Italy
• ASEM9: 05–06 November 2012, Vien6ane, 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[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:
ASEM Foreign Ministers' Mee0ngs (ASEMFMM)[edit]

• ASEMFMM14: 15-16 December 2019, Madrid, Spain

• ASEMFMM13: 20–21 November
2017, Naypyidaw, Myanmar
• ASEMFMM12: 05–06 November
2015, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• ASEMFMM11: 11–12 November 2013, New Delhi, India
• ASEMFMM10: 06–07 June 2011, Gödöllő, Hungary
• ASEMFMM9: 25–26 May 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam
• ASEMFMM8: 28–29 May 2007, Hamburg, Germany
• ASEMFMM7: 06–07 May 2005, Kyoto, Japan
• ASEMFMM6: 17–18 April 2004, Kildare, Ireland
• ASEMFMM5: 23–24 July 2003, Bali, Indonesia
• ASEMFMM4: 06–07 June 2002, Madrid, Spain
 • ASEMFMM3: 24–25 May 2001, Beijing, China
• ASEMFMM2: 29 March 1999, Berlin, Germany
• ASEMFMM1: 15 February 1997, Singapore, Singapore
ASEM Finance Ministers’ Mee0ngs (ASEMFinMM)[edit]

• ASEMFinMM14: 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• ASEMFinMM13: 26 April 2018, Sofia, Bulgaria
• ASEMFinMM12: 09–10 June
2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• ASEMFinMM11: 11–12 September 2014, Milan, Italy
• ASEMFinMM10: 15 October 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
• ASEMFinMM9: 17–18 April 2010, Madrid, Spain
• ASEMFinMM8: 16 June 2008, Jeju, South Korea
• ASEMFinMM7: 08–09 April 2006, Vienna, Austria
• ASEMFinMM6: 25–26 June 2005, Tianjin, China
• ASEMFinMM5: 05–06 July 2003, Bali, Indonesia

• ASEMFinMM4: 05–06 July 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark

• ASEMFinMM3: 13–14 January 2001, Kobe, Japan
• ASEMFinMM2: 15–16 September
1999, Frankfurt, Germany
• ASEMFinMM1: 19 September 1997, Bangkok, Thailand
ASEM Culture Ministers' Mee0ngs (ASEMCMM)[edit]

• ASEMCMM9: 2020, Asia

• ASEMCMM8: 01-02 March 2018, Sofia, Bulgaria
• ASEMCMM7: 22–24 June 2016, Gwangju, South Korea
• ASEMCMM6: 20–21 October
2014, Roderdam, 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' Mee0ngs (ASEMEMM)[edit]

• ASEMEMM7: 21–22 September 2017, Seoul, South

Korea
• High-level Mee(ng: 16-17 September 2005, Roderdam,
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 Educa0on Ministers' Mee0ngs (ASEMME)[edit]

• ASEMME8: 2021, Thailand

• ASEMME7: 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)[edit]

• ASEMLEMC5: 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' Mee0ngs (ASEMTMM)[edit]

• ASEMTMM5: 11-12 December 2019, Budapest, Hungary

• ASEMTMM4: 26–28 September 2017, Bali, Indonesia
• ASEMTMM3: 29–30 April 2015, Riga, Latvia
• ASEMTMM2: 24–25 October 2011, Chengdu, China
• ASEMTMM1: 19–20 October 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania
ASEM Environment Ministers' Mee0ngs (ASEMEnvMM)[edit]

• ASEMEnvMM4: 22–23 May 2012, Ulaanbaatar,

Mongolia
• ASEMEnvMM3: 23–26 April 2007, Copenhagen,
Denmark
• ASEMEnvMM2: 12–13 October 2003, Lecce, Italy
• ASEMEnvMM1: 17 January 2002, Beijing, China
ASEM Ministerial Conference on Energy Security (ASEMESMC)[edit]

• ASEMESMC1: 17–18 June 2009, Brussels, Belgium