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Introduction to sixth ASEM summit
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-10 09:02
The sixth summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is to be held in
Finland's capital Helsinki on Sept. 10-11.
The summit, marking the 10th anniversary of the ASEM cooperation forum,
will draw heads of state or government from 13 Asian countries and all
the 25 member states of the European Union(EU).
The biennial summit, under the theme "10 Years of ASEM: Global
Challenges-Joint Responses," will cover broad political, economic and
socio-cultural issues.
Participants will discuss how to boost dialogue and cooperation between
Asia and Europe and improve the multilateral system with the United
Nations as the core.
They will also address global security and health threats such as
terrorism, organized crime and bird flu.
Sustainable development, including energy security and climate change, as
well as questions related to globalization, competitiveness and
structural changes in the global economy, will top the agenda.
The leaders will exchange views and make commitments in an effort to
revive the stalled Doha round of WTO talks as soon as possible.
They will also discuss how to boost cultural diversity and promote
dialogue and cooperation between different cultures and religions.
The ASEM cooperation over the past 10 years is one of the cross-cutting
themes of this year's summit. The participants will discuss proposals on
further development of the ASEM cooperation and adopt a Helsinki
declaration on the future of the ASEM.
The ASEM cooperation was initiated in 1996 with a view of strengthening
dialogue and interaction between Asia and Europe.
This year's summit is hosted by Finland, which now holds the EU's
rotating presidency.
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