Pakistan welcomes inclusion in ASEM
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has welcomed the news that Pakistan has been made a member of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), AP reports…
They said the summit had set guidelines for increasing cooperation between Asia and Europe and decided to increase the number of cooperation partners from 39 to 45 by the next ASEM summit, to be held in Beijing in 2008. They said the new partners would increase ASEM’s importance, as the organisation would now cover 60 percent of the world’s population.
Benz said the admission of new countries in ASEM would enhance Asia-Europe relations.
Wow… now what’s all that about?
Is this one of those organisations like Organisation of Islamic Conference & the Arab League where politicians get to speak beautifull poetry?