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Topic: The Seventh Asia-Europe Summit
Editor’s note:From October 24th to 25th, the 7th Asia-Europe Summit, a dialogue among 60 people in the world, will be held in Beijing, which is another major diplomatic event after the successful hosting of the Olympic Games in Beijing. It is reported that this ASEM Summit has the highest attendance rate among previous ASEM Summits.
在美国金融危机逐步蔓延至全球的背景下，这次亚欧首脑峰会备受全球关注，亚欧合作在金融危机的背景下将面临着新契机。
10月21日，新华网的工作人员在第七届亚欧首脑会议新闻中心调试设备。当日，位于北京国际饭店的第七届亚欧首脑会议新闻中心正式开放。第七届亚欧首脑会议将于10月24日至25日在北京举行。新华社记者鲁金博摄
峰会筹备
本月24日至25日，一场世界六成人口之间的对话——第七届亚欧首脑会议即将在北京举行。随着会议开幕日期临近，北京在会议方面的准备、礼宾、新闻、安保和后勤接待等各方面工作均基本就绪。
21日，记者在北京看到长安街等主干道沿线都挂上了亚欧首脑会议标志旗，而天安门广场、人民大会堂、长安街和机场航站楼等重点区域均布置以亚欧会议为主题的造型花坛。秋日艳阳下，北京街头触目可及的花海，似乎在表达着北京市民期待远方客人到来的热切心情。
10月21日晚，越南总理阮晋勇从海南飞抵北京，继续他在中国为期6天的正式访问。 在京期间，阮晋勇将会见多位中国领导人，并出席第七届亚欧首脑会议。新华社记者 金良快摄
出席率最高的一届
据外交部官员透露，亚欧会议共有45个成员，目前44个外国成员都已经确认与会，具体包括38个国家的元首或政府首脑、一个国家的副总理以及5个国家的外长，是历届亚欧首脑会议出席率最高的一届。
德国总理默克尔、韩国总统李明博、日本首相麻生太郎、印度总理辛格、新加坡总理李显龙、越南总理阮晋勇、丹麦首相拉斯穆森、荷兰首相鲍肯内德、斯洛文尼亚总统图尔克、波兰总理图斯克都已确认参加本届亚欧会议。
此外，泰国总理颂猜和柬埔寨首相洪森在参加本届亚欧会议期间将就两国边界问题进行非正式会谈。
10月20日，园林工人在天安门广场搭建亚欧首脑会议会徽花坛。第七届亚欧首脑会议将于本月24日至25日在北京举行。首届亚欧首脑会议于1996年3月1日至2日在泰国曼谷举行，标志着亚欧会议正式成立。首届会议讨论确定了亚欧会议的宗旨和原则，确立了亚欧会议政治对话、经贸合作、社会文化及其他领域交流三大支柱领域，决定每两年召开一次首脑会议。新华社记者 袁满 摄
A "Green Summit"
Liu Jie, Assistant Foreign Minister, introduced the preparatory process of the conference a few days ago, saying that in order to minimize the impact on Beijing residents’ travel, the organizing committee has made meticulous and careful designs in the conference venue, the choice of resident hotels for member delegations, and transportation arrangements.
Sustainable development is an important topic of this summit, so China, as the organizer of this summit, is committed to hosting a "Green Summit".
Liu Jieyi said that the "green" measures adopted by the organizing Committee include the selection of green environmental protection materials to make conference supplies and packaging; Choose environmentally friendly and recyclable materials as far as possible to decorate the venue; The shuttle bus from the news center to the venue uses zero-emission clean vehicles. Liu Jieyi said: "We hope that this summit will further demonstrate the determination and efforts of Asia and Europe to cope with climate change and achieve sustainable development, and add more flashing green highlights to the starry sky of the world."
According to Liu Jieyi, the China government attaches great importance to the issue of climate change. During this Asia-Europe Summit, China plans to put forward an initiative to establish an Asia-Europe eco-city network, so as to promote cooperation between Asian and European countries in tackling climate change.
This is the reporter’s work area of the press center of the seventh Asia-Europe Summit, which was filmed on October 21st. On the same day, the press center of the 7th ASEM Summit in Beijing International Hotel was officially opened. The 7th ASEM Summit will be held in Beijing from October 24th to 25th. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Jinbo photo
There are over 1,700 Chinese and foreign journalists.
In order to cooperate with reporters at home and abroad who came to cover this meeting, the press center of the Asia-Europe Summit in Beijing International Hotel was officially launched on the 20th. Tian Qi, Counselor of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, came to the news center on the morning of 20th to learn about the preparations for the news center.
The news center has set up functional areas such as registration reception area, work area, public signal area, satellite transmission area, press release hall, media workshop and rest area. During the conference, the press center is open to the media 24 hours a day to facilitate journalists from all over the world to cover the conference.
It is reported that as of the 21st, the number of Chinese and foreign journalists who signed up to cover the Asia-Europe Summit has exceeded 1,700.
Expert opinion: Europe can’t develop without Asia.
Neil, an expert on Asian issues at the Royal United Armed Forces Defence Research Institute, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency a few days ago that at the upcoming Seventh Asia-Europe Summit, European countries will seek cooperation with Asia to cope with the current international financial crisis.
Neil said that Europe has invested heavily in Asia, and it is in Europe’s interest to try to avoid the impact of the international financial crisis in Asia. Ensuring the sustained economic development of Asian countries will help Europe achieve economic growth. At this Asia-Europe summit, European countries will give priority to discussing how to avoid new shocks to major Asian economies.
过去欧洲并未对亚洲形成比较全面的政策，这是因为欧盟成员国在与亚洲进行接触时将自身利益放在首位。随着亚洲地区近年来经济快速发展，欧洲国家意识到，欧洲的发展离不开亚洲。
尼尔认为，在即将举行的亚欧首脑会议上，欧洲国家应与中国、印度等国家进行讨论。
中印两国在东南亚和中亚等一些地区有很大的投资。欧洲在亚洲今后的发展中将面临与亚洲一些国家进行竞争的问题。不过，欧亚主要大国将努力避免冲突，共创双赢的局面。
会议花絮：300万盆鲜花装饰北京
距离亚欧首脑会议还有几天的时间，北京天安门广场、人民大会堂、长安街和机场航站楼等区域的造型花坛已准备就绪。
天安门广场中心花坛以第七届亚欧会议象征亚欧合作和谐精神的“中国结”标识为主景，以祥云图案为衬托，在主景周围形成圆形花坛，并在花坛外围布置环形喷泉。整个花坛直径40米，用花量为10万盆。
首都机场T2、T3航站楼用花量达5万多盆，营造出了欢乐喜庆的迎宾效果。从奥运、国庆到开始筹备亚欧首脑会议至今，北京市园林绿化局负责组织设计和布置的街头鲜花的换花量达300万余盆。
此外，目前北京全市17个路段和所有代表团入住饭店、酒店的会议标志旗帜已经全部挂装完毕。长安街天安门广场路段沿线还挂起了45个成员国的国旗。负责挂旗的北奥公司在完成挂旗任务后，将对所有户外宣传设施进行24小时不间断巡查和维护，并就应对大风天气制定了应急预案。
新闻背景
亚欧会议：世界六成人口间的一次对话
亚欧会议成立于1996年，是亚洲和欧洲之间级别最高、规模最大的政府间论坛，每两年举行一届，宗旨是通过加强相互间的对话、了解与合作，为亚欧经济和社会发展创造有利条件，以建立亚欧新型全面的伙伴关系。首届亚欧首脑会议于1996年3月1日至2日在泰国曼谷举行。
亚欧会议成立后经过两轮扩大，现有成员45个。其中亚洲17个，包括东盟10个成员、东盟秘书处、中国、日本、韩国、印度、巴基斯坦和蒙古；欧洲成员28个，包括欧盟27个成员国和欧盟委员会。
亚欧会议成员国内生产总值之和超过全球总量的一半，人口和贸易额均约占世界六成，在世界上具有重要影响。（王希怡、吕云）
责编：汪蛟龙