Tag: South East Asia

The EU and the ten south-east Asian nations of ASEAN agreed, on 4 May, to launch talks to set up one of the largest free-trading zones in the world. But the EU's fraught relations with the military dictatorship in Myanmar still threaten the agreement. 

Asian and Pacific leaders signed an agreement on 15 January 2007, committing to a reduction in the use of fossil fuels and the promotion of alternative energy sources, echoing steps taken in the EU's energy package the previous week.

Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou has flown to South East Asia to discuss the bird flu situation.

EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy has indicated that the EU supports Vietnam's candidature for membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). His comments were made at a press conference in Hanoi where he is attending an Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM).

The two-day ASEM Summit (EU-Asia) ended with a pledge for the promotion of human rights by all 25 participating countries