The 13th ASEM Summit was held virtually on November 25-26. The theme of the two-day summit was Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth.
- Vice President Venkaiah Naidu led the Indian Delegation for the Summit, which saw participation from all 51 member countries and ASEAN and European Union.
- This Summit also marked the 25th anniversary of the ASEM process. The 13th Summit was hosted by Cambodia as ASEM Chair.
About ASEM
- ASEM is a platform for the countries in Asia and Europe to exchange views on regional and global issues and strengthen cooperation on a wide range of areas emanating from its three pillars – political and security, economic and financial and socio-cultural.
- The ASEM grouping comprises of 51 member countries and 2 regional organizations – European Union and ASEAN.
- India joined ASEM process in 2006. The 7th ASEM Summit held in 2008 saw the first Summit level participation from India.
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