11/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - Wanting to demonstrate that the ASEM talks can have a real impact at global level, the heads of state of thirteen countries of Asia (10 from the Association of East Asian Nations, ASEAN, along with Japan and South Korea) and the 25 EU Member States expressed their desire to reach new agreements on climate change for the post-2012 period. The statement issued by the ASEM Summit stressed the importance of ensuring that the new period of commitments started...