The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
The ASEM logo was decided at the Fifth ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bali, July 2003. The ASEM logo expresses the idea of interaction and cooperation between Europe and Asia through the intertwined forms of an Asian brush-stroke and a simplified roman E. These are also combined to form the letters A and E, symbolizing Asia and Europe. The logo represents two different yet intertwined cultures of East and West seeking ways to come together and interact. The colors of the logo -- blue and red -- represent Europe and Asia respectably.
What's New:
- Ministerial Conference on Energy Security: Joint Statement (June 2009) [PDF]
- The Ninth ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vietnam (May 25-26, 2009)
- Speech by H.E. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the occasion of the Launching Ceremony of the ASEM initiative for the Rapid Containment of the Pandemic Influenza (May 25, 2009)
- CHAIR'S STATEMENT (May 26, 2009)
- STATEMENT OF THE ASEM 9TH FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING on the nuclear test conducted by the DPRK on May 25, 2009 (May 26, 2009)
- ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Seminar on Adaptation to Climate Change (September 2008)
FACTS ABOUT ASEM
ASEM in its Tenth Year, Looking Back, Looking Forward
- An evaluation of ASEM in its first decade and an exploration of its future possibilities (March 2006) [PDF]
- Asian Country Reports (March 2006) [PDF]
- European Background Study (March 2006) [PDF]
SUMMIT MEETINGS
- The Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 7) in Beijing (October 2008)
- The Sixth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 6) in Helsinki (September 2006)
- The Fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM5) in Hanoi (October 2004)
- The Fourth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM4) in Copenhagen (September 2002)
- The Third Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM3) in Seoul (October 2000)
- The Second Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM2) in London (April 1998)
- The First Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM1) in Bangkok (March 1996)
FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETINGS
- The Ninth ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vietnam (May 2009)
- The Eighth ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Hamburg (May 2007)
- The Seventh ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kyoto (May 2005)
- The Sixth ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kildare (April 2004)
- The Fifth ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bali (July 2003)
- The Fourth ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Madrid (June 2002)
- The Third ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Beijing (May 2001)
- The Second ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Berlin (March 1999)
- The First ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Singapore (February 1997)
FINANCE MINISTERS' MEETINGS
- The Fifth Finance Ministers' Meeting in Bali (July 2003) [PDF]
- The Fourth Finance Ministers' Meeting in Copenhagen (July 2002) [PDF]
- The Third Finance Ministers' Meeting in Kobe, Japan (January 2001) [PDF]
- The Second Finance Ministers' Meeting in Frankfurt (January 1999) [PDF]
- The First Finance Ministers' Meeting in Bangkok (September 1997) [PDF]
ECONOMIC MINISTERS' MEETINGS
- The Fifth Economic Ministers' Meeting in Dalian (July 2003) [PDF]
- The Fourth Economic Ministers' Meeting in Copenhagen (September 2002)
- The Third Economic Ministers' Meeting in Hanoi (September 2001) [PDF]
- The Second Economic Ministers' Meeting in Berlin (October 1999) [PDF]
- The First Economic Ministers' Meeting in Makuhari, Japan (September 1997) [PDF]
Ministerial Conference on Energy Security
ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS' MEETINGS
- The Third Environment Ministers' Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark (April, 2007); Chairman's Declaration [PDF]
- The Second Environment Ministers' Meeting in Lecce, Italy (October, 2003); Chairman's Statement [PDF]
- The First Environment Ministers' Meeting in Beijing (January, 2002); Chairman's Statement [PDF]
CULTURE MINISTERS' MEETING
- The Third Culture Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Chairman's Staement (April 2008) [PDF]
- The Second Culture Ministers' Meeting in Paris, France; Chairman's Statement (June 2005)
- The First Culture Ministers' Meeting (ASEM Conference on Cultures and Civilizations) in Beijing, China; Chairman's Statement (December 2003) [PDF]
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Ministerial Meeting
- The First ASEM Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Ministerial Meeting (30th November - 1st December 2006)
ASEM Interfaith Dialogue
- Seoul Statement on Interfaith Dialogue (September 2009) [PDF]
- Nanjing Statement on Interfaith Dialogue (June 2007) [PDF]
- Larnaca Action Plan on Interfaith Understanding and Cooperation for a Peaceful World (July 2006) [PDF]
- Bali Declaration on Building Interfaith Harmony within the International Community (July 2005) [PDF]
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON COOPERATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MIGRATORY FLOWS BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA (Lanzarote, Spain, April, 2002) [PDF]
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTERS' MEETING (Beijing, October, 1999)
EDUCATIONAL MINISTERS' MEETING
ASEM SEMINARS HELD IN JAPAN
- ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Seminar on Adaptation to Climate Change (September 2008)
- ASEM Workshop on Community-Level Actions for Global Environmental Agenda and Open ASEM Panel Discussion on "The Role of Local Governments in Building a Sound Material-Cycle Society" (February 2006)
- Symposium "ASEM's Role in Enhancing Asia-Europe Cooperation: Ten Years of Achievements and Future Challenges" (December 2005)
- ASEM Symposium on Educational Exchange (November 2003) [Program] [Report]
- ASEM Symposium on Multilateral and Regional Economic Relations (March 2003) [Program] [Summary (PDF)]
- ASEM Seminar on the Digital Opportunity (March 2001)
- ASEM TFAP Seminar on Government Procurement and IT (March 2001)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
- Meeting between Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Ilkka Kanerva, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland (August 2007)
- Fifth ASEM Conference on Counter-Terrorism (May 15-16, 2007)
- TFAP and IPAP
- The Asia-Europe Young Leader's Symposium
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