European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (From L to R) attend the closing ceremony 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/Ma Ping)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy attend the closing ceremony 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/Ma Ping) 

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) 

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attends 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/Ma Ping)

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy attends 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/Ma Ping) 

 European Council President Herman Van Rompuy attends 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/Ma Ping)

 European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy arrive in the hall of 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/Ma Ping)

 European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) shakes hands with Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong at the closing ceremony 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/Ma Ping)

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) and Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (R) 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/Ma Ping)