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meeting by the "Chairman's Statement", the statement stressed that Asian and European countries in the future at the same time to strengthen political dialogue, promote cooperation in economic and other fields. The statement stressed that countries should be mutual respect, equality, mutual non-interference in internal affairs on the basis of political dialogue.
leaders also decided to strengthen the academic exchanges, and recognizing the importance of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and reiterated that the Asian and European countries will strengthen cooperation in the above areas.