ASEM Youth Week delegates gather in Hanoi
VOV.VN - An Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Youth Week got underway in Hanoi on March 31 with the arrival, registration and welcoming dinner for the more than 100 students from universities of the 51 ASEM Partner countries at the Khan Quang Do Hotel.
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The ASEM Youth Week is an initiative co-sponsored by Vietnam, Brunei, Ireland and Laos, which was endorsed at the 10th ASEM Summit in October 2014 in Milan, Italy.
The events are co-organized by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, ASEF and British Council and are aimed at enhancing understanding of the Asia-Europe partnership and ASEM process.
They aspire to raise awareness among the youth of potential cooperation on poverty eradication, and provide them a platform to take actions in the fight against hunger, said the organizers.
The organizers said the participants will also have a chance to develop their skills in the fields of negotiation, diplomacy and consensus-building through activities scheduled to transpire throughout the week.
Registration was open to all undergraduate and graduate students between the ages of 18-30 from the 51 ASEM Partner countries.
A similar event is being held in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province.
