Today (22 June), ASEF is proud to be a participant at the Opening of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) High-Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) 2021. Themed “ASEM at 25: Strengthening Asia-Europe Partnership in a Transforming World”, the Dialogue gave members the opportunity to discuss the orientations and vision for the Asia-Europe cooperation in the new era.
During the intervention sessions, ASEF Executive Director, Ambassador Toru Morikawa also reiterated being the only permanent institution of the ASEM process and for the past 24 years, ASEF has been organising projects to enhance intellectual, cultural and people-to-people exchange between Asia and Europe.
“ASEF can play its part as a strong tool for multilateralism. We are ready to play our role in shaping the post-COVID-19 pandemic era together with the ASEM partners.”
The Dialogue is organised by the ASEM division, part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam.
Read more about the event at the ASEM InfoBoard.