Barroso appeals for global unity

Article reports that José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission President, called on the 23 October 2008 for an 'unprecedented' exercise in global co-operation to deal with the current international financial crisis. He was speaking ahead of a two-day summit in Beijing of the 43-nation Asia-Europe Meeting, a dialogue that has yielded few results in the past but which had taken on considerable importance in 2008 because of the continuing crisis.

China: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: ASEM7, Beijing, October 2008 http://www.asem7.cn/

European Commission: DG Externat Relations: The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/asem/index_en.htm

BBC News, 23.10.08: EU and Asia 'must work together' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7686869.stm

Deutsche Welle, 23.10.08: Europe Presses China to Help West Tackle Financial Crisis http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3734490,00.html

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