On 11 September, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, will attend the sixth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM Summit) in Helsinki.

The meeting will be attended by twenty-five EU members, the European Commission, 10 ASEAN members, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. 

 

Program for Monday, 11 September 2006

9.15 – 9.45
(expected at) Bilateral meeting with the  Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China

Venue: Helsinki Fair Centre

 

10.30 – 12.00 

Second closed session for the heads of delegation (third pillar)
''Dialogue among Cultures and Civilisations''

Venue: Helsinki Fair Center, Plenary room 101

 

A moment of silence in memory of the victims of 9/11, 2001 in the USA

 

• Address by Paavo Lipponen, Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, Chairman of ASEP IV – Fourth Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting.

 

10.30 – 10.35
 Photo opportunity

12.00 – 12.15
(expected at) Bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Singapore

Venue: Helsinki Fair Centre

 

12.15 – 14.00 

Working lunch for heads of delegation: ''Sustainable Development, Including Environment and Energy Security'', hosted by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland,  Matti Vanhanen

 

Venue: Helsinki Fair Center, Winter Garden

 

12.15 – 14.00 

Lunch for ministers, hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Erkki Tuomioja

Venue: Helsinki Fair Center, Ministerial Loung

 

14.15 – 16 .15

Third closed session for heads of delegation (second pillar)
''Globalisation and Competitiveness''

 

Venue: Helsinki Fair Center, Plenary room 101

• Address by Christoffer Taxell, Chairman of the Board of the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, Chairman of AEBF10 – the 10th Asia-Europe Business Forum

 

14.15 – 14.20
 Photo opportunity for media representatives

16.15 – 17.00 

Fourth closed session: ''Future of ASEM''

Venue: Helsinki Fair Center, Plenary room 101

 

17.00 – 17.30
 Closing ceremony

 

Venue: Helsinki Fair Centre, Amfi Hall

 

• Statement by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland (host of the ASEM 6 Summit)
• Address by the Prime Minister of Thailand (host of the ASEM 1 Summit)
• address by the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China (the next country to host the ASEM Summit)