Asia, Europe join hands.

YasminLee Arpon/ANN BEIJING, Oct. 24: Asianand European leaders called for a concerted effort to weather a financial crisis that originated from the United States and has now spread globally as the 7thAsia-Europe meeting opened on Friday. The meeting is attended by 43 heads of state ~ including new members India, Pakistan, Mongolia, Bulgaria and Romana~ plus the AseanSecretariat and the European Council. French President Nicolas Sarkozyasked Asian leaders to support Europes efforts in addressing the crisis at the global financial summit in Washington on 15 November. We (Europe and Asia) have to make sure that we will face the world together (in the summit), Mr Sarkozysaid in …