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ANEXO II

Declaração Final da 10.ª Reunião ASEP

Declaration of the Tenth Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting

27-28 September 2018, Brussels, European Union

1. The Tenth Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (ASEP 10) was held on 27-28 September

2018 in Brussels, European Union, focussing on climate change and environmental challenges as a

priority for the planet and of multilateralism as a fair methodology to shape advanced and equitable

internationals relationships. During the Meeting three panels were held on the impact of climate change

and environmental challenges on security, migration and economy.

2. The meeting was presided by Ms Heidi Hautala, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Ms Shirin

Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh, and Mr Scott Ryan, President of the

Senate of Australia, involved the active participation of Parliamentarians from ASEM countries -

Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, the

Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lithuania,

Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian

Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Vietnam and the European Parliament. The

European External Action Service, the European Commission, the Asia-Europe Foundation, as well as

representatives of several other organizations and experts also took part in this event as guests of the

host parliament.

3. ASEP 10 welcomes the outcome of the 2016 meeting, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and praised the

inter-parliamentary cooperation shaped by all the previous meetings of ASEP in Strasbourg (1996),

Manila (2002), Hue City (2004), Helsinki (2006), Beijing (2008), Brussels (2010), Vientiane (2012) and

Rome (2014). Each ASEP has deeply contributed to paving the way for a direct dialogue among

legislators and citizens’ representatives across Asia and Europe, forging a strong Asia-Europe

Partnership.

Global governance in time of changes and role of ASEM

4. ASEP 10 pays tribute to the successful collective efforts made by several countries and their citizens,

in promoting a safer environment, with more access to education for all, more food security, more space

for free expression of their people, increased gender equality and peace; ASEP 10 believes that positive

results need to be welcomed being also a promising perspective for much needed further efforts.

5. ASEP 10 considers that the partnership established between Asia and Europe in discussing and

cooperating on any global relevant issue in the political sphere is a remarkable achievement in itself;

the entire ASEM process, of which ASEP is a fundamental part, prove to be an indispensable bridge

between both regions on an increasingly articulated and interconnected world.

6. While acknowledging achievements, ASEP 10 fully recognizes that Asian and European societies face

a plurality of challenges directly affecting the life and hopes of citizens, constantly confronted with a

mutating social, economic and security environment; therefore ASEP stresses the need to address a

complex and uncertain landscape which keeps moving and encompasses a variety of critical

challenges, such as terrorism, old and new conflicts, refugees, migration, climate change, market