The Asia-Europe Meeting summit wrapped up yesterday in Vientiane
highlighting the need for more cooperation between the two regions on economic
and financial matters and recognising risks for the future.
The chairman's statement -
adopted after two-day meeting - encouraged countries from the two continents to
share experiences in implementing regional crisis management arrangements,
including the European Stability Mechanism, the Eurozone’s permanent rescue
fund.
Prime Minister Yingluck
Shinawatra said countries in Asia and Europe would face many transborder
problems such as human trafficking and transborder crime, while benefiting from
regional connectivity.
Thailand has stepped up measures
to prevent problems of increased population, particularly among vulnerable
groups - giving them access to public health, education, capital and technology
to uplift their living standards and well-being, she said.
Refugees and migration issues
would be also included in the schemes in order to protect possible victims of
human traffickers, she said.
Asean would learn from Europe's
experience in managing risk in a region without borders, as the ten-member
regional group now approaches becoming a community by 2015, she said.
Thailand had joined hands with
other members of Asean to map out an action plan to cope with trafficking
issues, Yingluck said.
The two regions, Asia and Europe,
should work to forge more cooperation in tackling trans-border crimes and
trafficking.
Yingluck proposed a post-2015
development agenda, with trained people at the centre for sustainable
development. Development after 2015, when Asean becomes a community, must aim
to reduce risk and be ready to handle natural disasters which could seriously
disrupt the food chain and food security, she said.
Yingluck emphasised the role of
women in sustainable development. Thailand has launched a Women's Development
Fund and hopes for international support for her "Every Woman, Every
Child" project to uplift mothers and children.
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