Asia-Europe Meeting

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is a major inter-governmental process designed to foster a new comprehensive partnership between Asia and Europe. Its goals are to encourage dialogue, mutual understanding, and cooperation, and create favorable conditions for economic and social development on the two continents.

The First ASEM Summit was held in Bangkok, Thailand, in March 1996. It published a Chairman's Statement and announced the decision to hold a summit of Heads of State and Government every two years. The 10th ASEM Summit, in Milan (Italy) in 2014, accepted Croatia and Kazakhstan as partners, and the number of countries involved rose to 53.

The ASEM rests on three pillars: political dialogue, economic cooperation, and socio-cultural exchanges. Its main activities include the Summits, Foreign Ministers Meetings and other Ministerial Meetings. Its day-to-day operations are coordinated through ASEM Senior Officials Meetings.

The Summits set ASEM principles and priorities. These biennial meetings are held alternately in Asia and Europe, and to date 12 Summits have been convened. The Foreign Ministers Meetings are responsible for the overall coordination and policy planning of all activities, adopting guidance documents and approving new initiatives.

The Senior Officials Meetings are held to ensure continuity in the work of ASEM and oversee preparations for the Summits and for Foreign Ministers Meetings.

The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), founded in 1997, is the only permanent institution under ASEM. It is tasked with promoting greater mutual understanding between Asia and Europe through academic, cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

亞歐會(huì)議

亞歐會(huì)議是亞洲和歐洲間重要的跨區(qū)域政府間論壇，旨在促進(jìn)兩大洲間建立新型、全面伙伴關(guān)系，加強(qiáng)相互對(duì)話、了解與合作，為亞歐經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)發(fā)展創(chuàng)造有利條件。1996年3月，首屆亞歐首腦會(huì)議在泰國(guó)曼谷舉行，會(huì)議通過(guò)了《主席聲明》，確定每?jī)赡暾匍_一次首腦會(huì)議。2014年在意大利米蘭舉行的第十屆亞歐首腦會(huì)議，決定接納克羅地亞和哈薩克斯坦為新成員，亞歐會(huì)議成員增至53個(gè)。亞歐會(huì)議包括政治對(duì)話、經(jīng)貿(mào)合作、社會(huì)文化及其他領(lǐng)域交流三大支柱，活動(dòng)機(jī)制包括首腦會(huì)議、外長(zhǎng)會(huì)議及部長(zhǎng)級(jí)會(huì)議等，日常工作通過(guò)高官會(huì)進(jìn)行溝通協(xié)調(diào)。亞歐首腦會(huì)議負(fù)責(zé)確定亞歐會(huì)議的指導(dǎo)原則和發(fā)展方向，隔年在亞洲和歐洲輪流舉行，迄今已舉辦12屆。亞歐外長(zhǎng)會(huì)議負(fù)責(zé)亞歐會(huì)議活動(dòng)的整體協(xié)調(diào)和政策規(guī)劃，通過(guò)有關(guān)指導(dǎo)性文件并批準(zhǔn)新倡議。亞歐高官會(huì)議負(fù)責(zé)協(xié)調(diào)和管理亞歐會(huì)議各領(lǐng)域活動(dòng)，并對(duì)首腦會(huì)議、外長(zhǎng)會(huì)議預(yù)做準(zhǔn)備。成立于1997年的亞歐基金是亞歐會(huì)議框架下唯一常設(shè)機(jī)構(gòu)，負(fù)責(zé)開展亞歐學(xué)術(shù)、文化和人員交流活動(dòng)。