- The summit was hosted by Cambodia as it holds ASEM Chairmanship.
- The theme of the summit: ‘Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth’.
- India was represented by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu. He interacted with the delegates via video conference.
- The countries from Asia and Europe participated in the summit to discuss regional and global issues in various sectors.
- They also assured to strengthen cooperation in major areas.
- ASEM consists of 51 member countries and two regional organizations namely the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
- At the summit, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu highlighted the need to have reformations in the United Nations Security Council in order to make it capable to deal with the challenges.
- He mentioned that the current multilateral system is lacking in providing an effective response to various challenges like economic, technological, and security.
Question:
Q.1 Who among the following from India represented at the 13th ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Summit?
a. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
b. PM Narendra Modi
c. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu
d. Anurag Thakur
a. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
b. PM Narendra Modi
c. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu
d. Anurag Thakur
