Mongolian Youth Federation (MYF) held the latest "ASEM Hour" media briefing on April 14, announcing that they are working as the national coordinator of 7th Model ASEM 2016. Organized on July 6-10 in Mongolia, this will be one of the side events of the 11th ASEM Summit that focuses on youths and students.

The Model ASEM aims to improve youth participation in dialogues of solving social challenges, diplomacy, and negotiations; therefore, the event is expecting over 150 youths from ASEM member states to convene in Ulaanbaatar, and form a consolidate resolution, which will in turn be contributing to the development of the Summit Declaration.

Co-organized by Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Mongolia, and the MYF, the event will include panels, seminars, bilateral meetings and cultural activities, under the themes encompassing political, socio-cultural and economic issues.

The organizers emphasized on Model ASEM's discussions, seminars and debates enabling university professors and students to work in teams and to develop their debating, consensus-building and leadership skills.