10 ASEM Summit With 50 Heads Of State From Europe And Asia - Milan

MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 17 : German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and French President Francois Hollande (L) leave the meeting on crisis in Ukraine during the ASEM Summit on October 17, 2014 in Milan, Italy. The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) was initiated in 1996 when the ASEM leaders met in Bangkok, Thailand. ASEM is an informal trans-regional platform for dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe with 50 heads of state attending. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)