The Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP) Meeting is part of the overall Asia-Europe partnership process. It serves as a forum for inter-parliamentary contacts, exchanges and diplomacy among parliaments, and to promote mutual understanding among the people and countries of Asia and Europe. ASEP meetings are convened on a regular bi-annual basis before the ASEM Summit alternately in Asia and in Europe.

Parliamentarians met on 21-22 April 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia under the theme “The Role of Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership in ASEM”. The Meeting was opened and chaired by H.E. Mr. Enkhbold ZANDAAKHUU, Chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia, and addressed by President of Mongolia Mr. Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ.