The 9th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit of Heads of State and Government (ASEM9) was hosted by Laos (5-6 November 2012).  The theme for the Summit was Friends for Peace, Partners for Prosperity.

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Since the inception of the ASEM process in 1996, Asia and Europe have kept their biennial appointment with remarkable regularity. Both regions have grown out of a long and turbulent history, both pride themselves of age-old traditions and both present a wealth in cultural diversity. They have a c...

The Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 7) was held in Beijing on 24 and 25October 2008. The Summit was attended by heads of state and government of 16 Asian and 27 European nations, the President of the European Commission and the Secretary-General of ASEAN Secretariat, making it the first gatheri...

The 6th ASEM Summit (Asia-Europe Meeting, ASEM) at the level of Heads of State or Government took place in Helsinki on 10 and 11 September 2006. It was a historically significant event as it also marked the tenth anniversary of the ASEM cooperation forum. The ASEM 6 Summit was the largest ever me...