Asian, European Leaders Hold Press Conference During ASEM In Vientiane, Laos

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L), Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (C) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend a press conference of the Ninth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Nov. 6, 2012. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) leaders pledged on Tuesday to foster closer relations between Asia and Europe at the end of the Ninth ASEM summit held in the Lao capital of Vientiane. <Xinhua/He Jingjia>