AsemconnectVietnam - Date: 16-17 November 2020

• Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Organiser: Cambodia
• Event Type: Summit

At the closing session of the 14th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting (ASEMFMM14), His Excellency Deputy Minister Prak Sokhonn officially accounced that the 13th ASEM Summit (ASEM13) will take place on 16-17 November 2020, in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia, under the theme "Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Grwoth".
Cambodia’s proposed theme reflects the Kingdom’s efforts to promote ASEM as one of the cornerstones of global governance. Its thematic concept focuses on the interaction of 4 main ideas: Multilateralism, Growth, Sustainable Development and Prosperity. Reflecting the key principle that the prosperity of both continents is the ultimate objective of the ASEM Process, the Summit will reinforce Asia-Europe partnership to ensure that multilateralism can bring about global growth that is not only “sustainable” but can also be “shared”.
The Senior Officials' Meeting Retreat to be held in March 2020 will start the preparation process.

Alongside ASEM13, 7 side-events will take place:
1. 13th Asia-Europe People's Forum (AEPF13)
2. 11th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Patnership Meeting (ASEP11)
3. 4th ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS4)
4. ASEM Cultural Festival (ASEMfest) 2020
5. 10th Asia-Europe Editors' Roundtable (ASEFERT10)
6. 17th Asia Europe Economic Forum (AEEF17)
7. 17th Asia-Europe Business Forum (AEBF17)
More details about ASEM13 will be released in due course.

Source: aseminfoboard.org