Sentence examples for the asem from inspiring English sources

Stopping in Athens on his way to the ASEM summit, Wen Jiabao, the Chinese prime minister, promised more support.

The Asem summit brings together nations from Asia and Europe, including other claimants to the disputed waters, Vietnam and Malaysia.

At least China, the host of the ASEM talk-shop, has overcome its initial reluctance to put impending financial collapse on the agenda.

The ASEM conference, which includes leaders from the 27 member nations in the European Union as well as 16 Asian countries, will conclude on Saturday.

Although the ASEM ministers did call for Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi's release and for elections in Myanmar, the statement went no further than ASEAN's position, so there is scant evidence that European focus on her had any impact.

China said on Monday that the maritime dispute should not be included on the Asem agenda, with the assistant foreign minister Kong Xuanyou insisting the meeting was "not an appropriate venue".

But still ASEAN refused to allow any mention in the closing ASEM chairman's statement even of the EU's aspiration to join.

We are grateful for the encouragement of Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired, the Director General of KHCF, and for the support from Dr. Asem Mansour, the Chairman of the JBCP and Ms. Nisrin Qatamish, the Director of JBCP.

"Secretary Yasay will discuss within the context of Asem's agenda the Philippines' peaceful and rules-based approach on the South China Sea and the need for parties to respect the recent decision," the Philippine foreign affairs department said in a statement.

This, of course, exposes the inherent instability of a three-part configuration.A first requirement for achieving cooperative evolution is for East Asians and outsiders to consult actively and candidly, perhaps with the United States in APEC and with Europe in ASEM (the Asia-Europe Meetings).

Kouri's photographs will be shown at an exhibition called "The Journey of the Refugee: From the Aegean Sea to Berlin -- Following Asem" at the Athens School of Fine Arts until Jan . 10