A four-day conference for Asia and Europe's young political
leaders, the first in the history of the Asia-Europe Meeting
(ASEM), concluded in Tianjin on Thursday with the adoption of a
joint statement featuring agreements on youth issues on the two
continents.
The conference, jointly hosted by the All China Youth
Federation and Asia Europe Foundation, focused on implementing
the proposals made by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Fifth
Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 7 to 9 October
2004.
More than 100 young delegates from 34 countries and regional
youth organizations attended the conference, which started in
Beijing on Monday and then moved to the neighboring port city of
Tianjin.
(Xinhua News Agency November 25, 2005)