Discussions on regional and international issues of common interest, including developments in Europe, Asia, Middle-East and the Arab world will be on the agenda in Asia Europe partnership forum or ASEM beginning in Godollo, Hungary on Monday evening. According to an official release, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will be participating in the 10th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting. Spread over four plenary sessions, the Ministers will also hold discussions on Non-traditional security threats such as terrorism, piracy, food and energy security, climate change, disaster relief and management, illegal migration, infectious diseases. Asia Europe partnership forum or ASEM was constituted in 1996, with the first Summit meeting at Bangkok.
News On AIR | June 6, 2011 8:06 PM
ASEM meet begins in Hungary today