Both for the countries representing Asia and for those from Europe, the main aim was for the summit to be a success, so in effect the preparatory meetings were simply a process of discussing how to set aside issues which might cause it to break down.
對於亞歐雙方代表國家而言，把會開成是首要任務，因此籌備會議等於就是討論如何擱置可能導致會議破裂議題的過程。