Phnom Penh (FN), Nov. 26 – The 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM13) was held on 25-26 November 2021 via videoconference. It was attended by the heads of state/government, high-level representatives and participants of ASEM countries from Asia and Europe, the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission, and the Secretary-General of ASEAN.

The Summit was hosted by the Kingdom of Cambodia and chaired by Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen.

“Under the theme "Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth," Leaders reaffirmed the importance of this partnership between Asia and Europe in strengthening dialogue and fostering action-oriented cooperation, based on consensus, equal partnership, mutual respect and mutual benefit to further advance a robust, inclusive and open multilateralism capable of addressing global and regional issues, particularly the COVID19 pandemic,” according to a chair’s statement seen by Fresh News on Friday.

Read full statement below.
=FRESH NEWS