AKIPRESS.COM - Some 130 youth representatives from 51 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) countries will attend the five-day 7th Model ASEM in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, according to The Star.

Themed 20 years of ASEM: Partnership for Future through Connectivity, participants will address inter-regional issues on politics, economic and socio-cultural between Asia and Europe.

Asian members such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore are expected to discuss migration, health, environment and education in order to court pragmatic solutions to the pressing issues.

The participants, who are students and young professionals from various fields such as diplomacy, law, engineering and journalism, will also engage in political debate and negotiation on Asia-Europe future collaborations such as the creation of a unified employment bloc and labor exchanges.

As a result of the conference, they will develop a chair’s statement of the 7th Model ASEM, which will be presented at the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting in Mongolia from July 10 to 15.