Brussels, 25/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - Foreign ministers met in Bali (Indonesia) on 23/24 July for the EU-Asia (ASEM) Summit to discuss strengthening business and political ties (see EUROPE of 23 July, p. 14), where they focussed on Asian issues, namely Burma and the North Korean nuclear proliferation crisis.
The revitalisation of the partnership between the European Union and south-east Asia was discussed at the Summit, of course, but ministers did not restrict themselves to business...