Det første topmøde Asien-Europa samlede under forsæde af Thailands premierminister B. Silpa-Archa statsche­ferne ledsaget af udenrigsministrene fra 15 med­lemslande i Den Europæiske Union, fra 7 ASEAN-
Chaired by the Thai Prime Minister, Mr Ban­ham Silpa-Archa, the inaugural Euro-Asia sum­mit brought together the Heads of State and Government and Foreign Ministers of the 15 Member States of the European Union, of the seven ASEAN member countries (Brunei, Indo­nesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thai­land and Vietnam) and of China, Japan and South Korea.