Khurshid will speak on "global issues" and on "future direction of ASEM" at the two-day summit of the trans- continental grouping, the official spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs said.
He would also be having bilateral meetings with other Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the summit, he said.
ASEM is home to 60 percent of the world's population, 50 percent of global GDP and 60 percent of global trade, the spokesperson added.
ASEM, an inter-regional forum, consists of, among others, the European Commission, the 27 members of the European Union (EU), the thirteen members of the ASEAN plus 3 (Japan, South Korea and China) regional grouping, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Australia, Russia and New Zealand.