Chinese premier urges Asia-Europe cooperation to promote world economic growth (2)

In his third point, Wen emphasized innovations in science and technology as a fundamental way to get out of the crisis.

Fourthly, a sound global economic governance system is an institutional guarantee for world economic growth.

Noting that Asia-Europe cooperation has ever clearer objectives, an increasingly solid foundation and richer content, Wen said he is full of expectations and confidence in a new type of comprehensive partnership between Asia and Europe and that Asia-Europe cooperation holds promising prospects.

On the same day, Wen attended the opening ceremony of the summit and the enlargement ceremony of ASEM.

Founded in 1996, the ASEM is an intergovernmental dialogue forum between Asia and Europe, which aims to establish a new type comprehensive partnership between Asia and Europe through enhanced dialogue and cooperation.

The ninth summit, under the theme "Friends for Peace, Partners for Prosperity", also witnessed the accession of Bangladesh, Norway and Switzerland as new members of ASEM, bringing its total membership to 51.

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