Mr Prodi was a keynote speaker at the fourth Asean event series “Bridges: Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace”, sponsored by the Vienna-based International Peace Foundation and hosted in Thailand by Stamford International University.
Discussing his experience during the formation of European Union, he said “the less we talk about the past and the more we talk about the future” are the keys to strengthening the foundation of the region.
As a veteran European politician, Mr Prodi conceded that the European model of economic integration might not be one that others would want to replicate, given the euro zone’s current troubles. However, he noted that Asean and Asia could also learn from the many things that the EU has done right in other areas.