ASEM Ministerial Meetings

ASEM Foreign Ministers (FMM)

The Foreign Ministers' Meeting is responsible for the overall coordination of the ASEM process and is a driving force of ASEM political dialogue. 

• The twelfth ASEM Foreign Ministers` Meeting was held in Luxemburg on 05-06 November 2015
• The eleventh ASEM Foreign Ministers` Meeting was held in New Delhi, India on 11-12 November 2013.
  • Chairman`s Statement 
  • Inaugural Address by India 
  • Opening Remarks by India
  • Remarks by HR/VP Ashton 
• The tenth ASEM Foreign Ministers` Meeting was held in Budapest, Hungary on 6-7 June 2011. (Chairman`s Statement )
• The ninth Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 25-26 May 2009. (Chairmen's Statement )
• The eighth Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Hamburg, Germany on 28-29 May 2007. (Chairmen's Statement )
• The seventh Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Kyoto, Japan on 6-7 May 2005. (Chairmen's Statement )
• The sixth Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Kildare, Ireland on 17-18 April 2004. (Chairmen's Statement )
• The fifth Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Bali, Indonesia on 23-24 July 2003. (Chairmen's Statement )
• The fourth Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Madrid, Spain on 6-7 June 2002. (Chairmen's Statement )
• The third Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Beijing, China on 24-25 May 2001. (Chairmen's Statement )
• The second Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Berlin, Germany on 29 March 1999. (Chairmen's Statement )
• The first Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Singapore on 14-15 February 1997. (Chairmen's Statement )

Reporting to Foreign Ministers, a Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) is held regularly.

ASEM Finance Ministers (FinMM)

• The eleventh ASEM Finance Ministers` Meeting is planned in Italy in 2014.
• The tenth ASEM Finance Ministers` Meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 15 October 2012. (Chairman`s Statement )
• The ninth ASEM Finance Ministers’ Meeting was held in Madrid, Spain on 17-18 April 2010 (Chairwoman's Statement )
• The eighth ASEM Finance Ministers’ Meeting was held in Jeju, South Korea on 16 June 2008. (Chairman's Statement )
• The seventh ASEM Finance Ministers’ Meeting took place in Vienna, Austria on 8-9 April 2006. (Chairman Statement ). The meeting approved the Terms of Reference of a new ASEM Contingency Dialogue Mechanism for Emergent Economic and Financial Events .
• The sixth ASEM Finance Ministers’ Meeting took place in Tianjin, China, on 25-26 June 2005. (Chairman’s Statement ) Ministers issued the Tianjin Initiative on Closer ASEM Economic and Financial Cooperation .
• The fifth ASEM Finance Ministers' Meeting took place in Bali, Indonesia on 5-6 July 2003. (Ministerial Statement )
• The fourth ASEM Finance Ministers' Meeting took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 5-6 July 2002. (Chairman's Statement )
• The third Finance Ministers’ Meeting was held in Kobe, Japan on 13-14 January 2001. (Chairman’s Statement )
• The second Finance Ministers’ Meeting was held in Frankfurt, Germany on 15-16 January 1999. (Chairman's Statement )
• The first Finance Ministers’ Meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 19 September 1997. (Chairman's Statement ) 

ASEM Economic Ministers (EMM)

• The High Level Meeting within the framework of the Asia-Europe Economic Ministers’ Meeting was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 16-17 September 2005.
• The fifth ASEM Economic Ministers' meeting was held in Dalian, China on 23-24 July 2003. (Chairman's Statement ) 
• The fourth ASEM Economic Ministers' meeting was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 18-19 September 2002. (Chairman's Statement )
• The third ASEM Economic Ministers’ Meeting was held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 10-11 September 2001. (Chairman's Statement, issued under the sole responsibility of the Chair )
• The second ASEM Economic Ministers’ Meeting was held in Berlin, Germany on 9-10 October 1999. (Chairman's Statement )
• The first ASEM Economic Ministers’ Meeting was held in Makuhari, Japan on 27-28 September 1997. (Chairman's Statement )

A Senior Officials’ Meeting on Trade and Investment (SOMTI) assists with the work of Economic Ministers. The conclusions of each meeting are summarized in a Chairman’s Statement. To date, twelve such meetings have been held: 

• SOMTI 12 - Brussels, Belgium, 15-16 February 2011  (informal) 
• SOMTI 11 - Maribor, Slovenia, 15-16 April 2008  
• SOMTI 10 - Qing Dao, China, 18-19 July 2005 
• SOMTI 9 - Paris, 6 June 2003 
• SOMTI 8 - Bali, 17 July 2002 
• SOMTI 7 - Brussels, 4-5 July 2001 
• SOMTI 6 - Seoul, 12-13 May 2000 
• SOMTI 5 - Brussels, 7-8 July 1999 
• SOMTI 4 - Singapore, 12-13 February 1999 
• SOMTI 3 - Brussels, 5-6 February 1998 
• SOMTI 2 - Tokyo, 6 June 1997 
• SOMTI 1 - Brussels, 24-25 July 1996 

ASEM Environment Ministers (ENVMM)

• The fourth ASEM Environment Ministers' Meeting was held in Ulanbataar, Mongolia on 22-23 May 2012. (Chairman's Statement )
• The third ASEM Environment Ministers’ Meeting was held in Copenhagen, Denmark On 23-26 April 2007. (Chairman's Statement ) See also: Speech by Stavros Dimas, Commissioner for Environment, Climate Change & Sustainable Use of Energy 25/04/07
• The second ASEM Environment Ministers' Meeting was held in Lecce, Italy on 12-13 October 2003. (Chairman's Statement ) 
• The first ASEM Environment Ministers' Meeting was held in Beijing, China on 16-17 January 2002. (Chairman's Statement )

ASEM Culture Ministers (CMM)

• The sixth ASEM Culture Ministers` Meeting is planned in Rotterdam, Netherlands in October 2014
• The fifth ASEM Culture Ministers` Meeting was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 18-19 September 2012
• The fourth ASEM Culture Ministers` Meeting was held in Poznan, Poland on 08-10 September 2010.
• The third ASEM Culture Ministers’ Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21-24 April 2008.
• The second ASEM Culture Ministers' Meeting was held in Paris, on 6-7 June 2005.
• The first ASEM Conference of Ministers of Culture was held in Beijing, China on 3 December 2003.

ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers' Conference (LEMC)

• The fourth ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers` Conference was held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 24-26 October 2012.
• The third ASEM Labour and Employment Minister`s Conference was held in Leiden, Netherlands on 12-14 December 2010.
• The second ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers’ Conference was held in Bali, Indonesia on 13-15 October 2008. (Chairman's Conclusions ). Declaration on 'More and Better Jobs...' 
• The first ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers’ Conference was held in Potsdam, Germany on 03-05 September 2006. (Chairman's Conclusions ).

ASEM Education Ministers (ASEMME)

• The fourth ASEM Education Ministers` Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 12-14 May, 2013. For further details, please refer to its official website.
• The third ASEM Education Ministers` Meeting was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 9-10 May 2011. For further details, please refer to its official website.
• The second ASEM Education Ministers` Meeting  was held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 14-15 May 2009.
• The first ASEM Education Ministerial Meeting  was held in Berlin, Germany on 5-6 May 2008.

Each of the ASEMME was precluded by a Senior Officials` Meetings (SOM) to ensure proper preparation and follow-up to the meetings.

ASEM Transport Ministers

• The second ASEM Transport Ministers` Meeting was held in Chengdu, China on 24-25 October 2011. For further details, please refer to its official website.
• The first ASEM Transport Ministers' Meeting was held in Vilnius, Lithuania on 19-20 October 2009. For further details, please refer to this website. 

ASEM Science and Technology Ministers

An ASEM Science and Technology Minister`s Meeting was held in Beijing, China on 14-15 October 1999.

The conclusions of this meeting are summarized in a Chairman’s Statement and Ministerial Communique . For further details, please refer to this website.

ASEM Ministerial Conference on Cooperation for the Management of Migratory Flows between Europe and Asia

A Ministerial Conference was held in Lanzarote, Spain on 04-05 April 2002 (Declaration ) followed by annual meetings at the Directors-General level on Immigration and Management of Migratory Flows.

ASEM ICT Ministerial Meeting

An ASEM ICT Ministerial Meeting (High-level Conference on Applications of ICT in Human Resource Development and Capacity Building) was held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 30 November-1 December 2006.
For further details, please refer to this website.

ASEM Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Ministerial Meeting

An ASEM Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting was held in Beijing/Qingdao, China on 29 October 2007. For further details please refer to this website.