The following is excerpted from a 6 November 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.
The World Customs Organization (WCO) welcomes the Chair’s Statement by Leaders attending the 9th Summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic under the theme “Friends for Peace, Partners for Prosperity” which highlights the importance of implementing WCO instruments and tools to promote trade facilitation.
Heads of State and Government of 49 Asian and European countries attended the event, as well as the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission and the Secretary-General of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wcoomd.org/press/?v=1&lid=1&cid=14&id=326