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BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 19 Kyodo - Leaders of Asian and European countries, and international organizations attend a photo session for the Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Brussels on Oct. 19, 2018. (Pool photo)

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Russian President Putin at ASEM summit closing ceremony

MILAN, Italy - Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the closing ceremony for a summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting, or ASEM, in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 17, 2014.

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China Premier Li attends ASEM summit closing ceremony

MILAN, Italy - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends the closing ceremony for a summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting, or ASEM, in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 17, 2014.

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PM Abe attends closing ASEM session

MILAN, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the closing session of the two-day Asia-Europe Meeting on Oct. 17, 2014, in Milan, Italy. In the ASEM chair's statement, Asian and European leaders highlighted their determination to stop the Ebola virus from spreading further.

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Abe meets Van Rompuy, Barroso

MILAN, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) meets with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (C) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 16, 2014, on the sidelines of a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting.

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PM Abe says Japan determined to conclude TPP talks

MILAN, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech at a meeting of around 300 people, including business leaders, in Milan, Italy on Oct. 16, 2014. Speaking ahead of a two-day summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting in the Italian city, Abe expressed his determination to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks and reach a free trade agreement with the European Union.

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Japanese, Vietnamese prime ministers hold talks in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung shake hands in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 16, 2014, prior to their talks. The two leaders met on the sidelines of a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Japanese, Vietnamese prime ministers hold talks in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (2nd from L) hold talks in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 16, 2014, on the sidelines of a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Abe arrives in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) arrives in Milan on Oct. 15, 2014, to attend a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting summit that will begin the following day in the Italian city.

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PM Abe leaves for Italy

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) waves as he leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 15, 2014, for Italy to attend a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting summit that will begin the following day in Milan.

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ASEM finance chiefs seek Europe's growth-friendly fiscal reform

MILAN, Italy - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks at a news conference in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 12, 2014, after a one-day meeting of finance ministers from 49 member countries of the Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Japan foreign minister in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C) attends a meeting with foreign ministers of eight North European and Baltic countries in New Delhi on Nov. 11, 2013, on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Japan, Central Europe foreign ministers

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C) and his counterparts from four Central European countries -- Jan Kohout of the Czech Republic (far L), Miroslav Lajcak of Slovakia (2nd from L), Janos Martonyi of Hungary (2nd from R) and Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland (far R), pose for photos in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 11, 2013. Japan and the group known as the Visegrad Four, or Visegrad Group, held talks in the Indian capital on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Japan PM Noda leaves Vientiane

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda boards a plane at Vientiane international airport on Nov. 7, 2012, after attending the summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting in the Laotian capital of Vientiane.

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Thai PM Yingluck in Vientiane

VIENTIANE, Laos - Photo taken Nov. 6, 2012, shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Vientiane, where she was attending the summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting in the Laotian capital.

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Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attends the Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 6, 2012, taking over from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. (Pool photo)

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Thai PM Yingluck in Vientiane

VIENTIANE, Laos - Photo taken Nov. 6, 2012, shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Vientiane, where she was attending the summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting in the Laotian capital.

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Asia-Europe summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) and Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong shake hands as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit wraps up in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 6, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Asia-Europe summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) and a South Korean official shake hands as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit wraps up in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 6, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Asia-Europe summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang Sik (front R) attend a working lunch during an Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 6, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Noda, Yingluck in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far R) and his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra (far L) hold talks on Nov. 6, 2012, in the Laotian capital Vientiane, where a two-day summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting was being held. (Pool photo)

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - A plenary session is held as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit began in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Yingluck in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) hands to his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra stuffed animal and snowman characters representing northern Japan's Hokkaido, to mark the launch of direct flights between Hokkaido and Bangkok, prior to their talks on Nov. 6, 2012, in the Laotian capital Vientiane, where a two-day summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting was being held. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Wen in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (back L) attend a dinner banquet on Nov. 5, 2012, in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, where a two-day summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting was being held. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Myanmar President Thein Sein (L in front row) attends an Asia-Europe Meeting summit that began in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. It is the first time a Myanmar leader has attended an ASEM summit. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Leaders attend a photo session as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit begins in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-Poland summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) shake hands before their meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. The meeting was held on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe Meeting summit. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippine summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino shake hands before their meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. The meeting was held on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe Meeting summit. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R front) and other leaders attend a photo session as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit begins in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-EU summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (2nd from L front) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) attend a meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. The meeting was held on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe Meeting summit. (Pool photo)

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front) enters the venue of a plenary session as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit began in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - A ceremony is held as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit began in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Noda in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong head for talks at an airport in the Laotian capital of Vientiane on Nov. 4, 2012, prior to the Asia-Europe Meeting summit to be held Nov. 5 and 6. (Pool photo)

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Japanese PM Noda in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong finish breaking the lid of a sake barrel during a ceremony at an airport in the Laotian capital of Vientiane on Nov. 4, 2012, prior to the Asia-Europe Meeting summit to be held Nov. 5 and 6. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Noda in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far R) and Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (3rd from L) hold talks at an airport in the Laotian capital of Vientiane on Nov. 4, 2012, prior to the Asia-Europe Meeting summit to be held Nov. 5 and 6. (Pool photo)

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Japanese PM Noda in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong break the lid of a sake barrel during a ceremony at an airport in the Laotian capital of Vientiane on Nov. 4, 2012, prior to the Asia-Europe Meeting summit to be held Nov. 5 and 6. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Noda leaves for ASEM summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport for Vientiane on Nov. 4, 2012, to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting summit in the capital of Laos.

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Japan's PM Noda arrives in Laos for ASEM summit

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) is greeted after arriving at an airport in the Laotian capital of Vientiane on Nov. 4, 2012, to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting summit to be held Nov. 5 and 6. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Meeting prior to ASEM summit

VIENTIANE, Laos - Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2012, shows the venue of a conference for senior officials from Asian countries in Vientiane, which was held Nov. 1 prior to the Asia-Europe Meeting summit on Nov. 5 and 6 in the capital of Laos.

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Kan returns home from ASEM summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan waves upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 5, 2010, after attending a summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels. Kan met on the sidelines with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for the first time since bilateral ties became strained over maritime collisions the previous month near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Chinese Premier Wen at ASEM summit

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends the opening ceremony of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels on Oct. 4, 2010.

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Kan, Wen meet on sidelines of ASEM

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao who met in Brussels on the sideline of the Asia-Europe Meeting on Oct. 4, 2010 and agreed to improve bilateral ties by holding high-level talks at appropriate times. It was the first Japan-China summit talks since a spat broke out over maritime collisions near a disputed group of islets in the East China Sea.

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Japanese PM Kan at ASEM summit

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan attends the opening ceremony of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels on Oct. 4, 2010.

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PM Kan attends ASEM

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters after attending the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels on Oct. 4, 2010. Asian and European leaders are likely to reaffirm the need for a strategic partnership to ensure sustainable economic growth at the two-day biennial summit talks.

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Chinese Premier Wen at ASEM summit

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends the opening ceremony of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels on Oct. 4, 2010.

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ASEM summit opens in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Asian and European leaders attend the opening ceremony of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels on Oct. 4, 2010. They are likely to reaffirm the need for a strategic partnership to ensure sustainable economic growth at the two-day biennial summit talks.

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Japanese PM Kan at ASEM summit

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan attends the opening ceremony of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels on Oct. 4, 2010.

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Kan holds talks with S. Korea's Lee

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from R) holds talks with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (2nd from L) in Brussels on Oct. 4, 2010, on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Kan holds talks with S. Korea's Lee

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) guides South Korean President Lee Myung Bak ahead of their talks in Brussels on Oct. 4, 2010, on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Kan holds talks with Australia's Gillard

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard ahead of their talks in Brussels on Oct. 4, 2010, on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting.