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The Executive Committee Meeting of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) was concluded in Singapore with a renewed commitment to further collaboration among the countries from the two continents, Asia and Europe.
Bangladesh is the Chair of the ASEF Board of Governors for the current year.
Bangladesh foreign ministry's Director-General, Regional Organizations Rais Hasan Sarower, as the current chair of the ASEF Board of Governors, led the EC meeting held on Friday, a foreign ministry's press release said here today.
The executive body provided directives to enhance the visibility of the organization and recommended exploring new funding mechanisms and ensuring data privacy, as well as strategic upgrades to make ASEF more meaningful for member states.
The meeting also approved a project proposal for women's peace and security training proposed by the Government of Latvia. To complement the ASEM process, in February 1997, the 1st ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting welcomed the establishment of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).
Based in Singapore, ASEF provides opportunities for Asians and Europeans to exchange ideas and collaborate to achieve innovative and substantive solutions for common global challenges.
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