BRUSSELS HOSTS ASIA-EUROPE MEETING (ASEM)
Baku, October 4 (AZERTAC). The eighth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) will be held in Brussels on 4-5 October 2010. The European Union remains committed to pursuing its collaboration with Asia and to strengthening its partnership with ASEM member countries.
At the summit, the EU will be represented by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
The overarching theme of the summit is how to ensure greater prosperity and more dignity for all citizens, in short, "Quality of Life".
The work will start on Monday 4 October with the subject identified as priority number one, moving towards more effective global financial and economic governance.
A separate declaration entitled "Towards more effective global economic governance" is expected to be adopted at the end of the summit.
The other very important subject is advancing on the path of sustainable development. EU-ASEM leaders will address this issue during their second session on the second day.
During the third session, EU-ASEM leaders will discuss global issues of great concern to their populations. These include the fight against terrorism and organized crime, the elimination of acts of piracy at sea and the reversal of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of their delivery systems.
The fourth topic on the agenda is regional issues. Leaders will exchange views on the regional cooperation mechanisms and integration efforts that take place in their respective parts of the Eurasian continent.
ASEM 8 will also present an opportunity to further boost exchanges among European and Asian civil society representatives and leaders. On the side of the summit, a parliamentary partnership meeting, a business forum, a people`s forum and a civil society event will take place.
Finally conclusions are expected to be adopted from the expansion of ASEM from the original 26 founders to now 48 members.
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