Asia-Europe Meeting - ASEM

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an intergovernmental process established in 1996 to foster dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe. Presently it comprises 53 ASEM Partners: 30 European and 21 Asian countries, the European Union and the ASEAN Secretariat. ASEM addresses political, economic, financial, social, cultural, and educational issues of common interest, in a spirit of mutual respect and equal partnership.

As an informal process of dialogue and cooperation, based on equal partnership and enhancing mutual understanding, ASEM can best work to facilitate and stimulate progress in other fora, and should not seek to duplicate what is being done within bilateral and other multilateral relationships with Asia.

The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) administers and manages the ASEM InfoBoard (AIB) on behalf of the 53 ASEM Partners. This was created and maintained with the financial support of the European Union. Read the full disclaimer at www.ASEMInfoBoard.org/terms.