Participants at the event (Source: VNA) Jakarta(VNA) – The Asia-Europe Meeting Day (ASEM Day)2018 was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 26, highlighting the role playedby youths in coping with global challenges.
Theevent, jointly organised by Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry and Bina NusantaraUniversity, saw the participation of hundreds ofinternational students from European and Asian countries, and representatives of28 embassies of ASEM member nations and those from the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).
With the theme “Partner for Global Challenges: Youth in Power”, the event aimedto promote programmes and achievements of ASEM.
It also provided a chance for ASEM member nations topromote tourism, education, culture; and enhance connection with students fromuniversities in Jakarta.
In hisspeech at the event, Director forAmerican and European Intraregional and Interregional Affairs underthe Indonesian Foreign Ministry Muhammad Anshor emphasised in terms ofeconomics, 53 ASEM partners account for 60 percent of the global GDP, while highlightedthe region’s potential.
Young people have many opportunities to tap the potential, he said.
Embassies from ASEM and ASEF member countries joined an exhibition presenting typicalculture, and information related to people and landscapes in their countries. Traditionalfoods from the countries were also displayed at the event.
Students had a dialogue on enhancing the role of young people in ASEM with representativesfrom the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ASEM member nations, andexperts from institutes.-VNA
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