Indian PM Narendra Modi to visit Vientiane for ASEAN-India and East Asia summits
Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Vientiane, Lao PDR, to attend the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit this week, MEA said on Tuesday.
He will be visiting the country at the invitation of Lao People’s Democratic Republic PM Sonexay Siphandone.
"During the visit, Prime Minister will attend the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit being hosted by Lao PDR as the current Chair of ASEAN," read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.
India is marking a decade of the Act East Policy this year.
"Relations with ASEAN are a central pillar of the Act East Policy and our Indo-Pacific vision," MEA said.
The ASEAN-India Summit will review progress of India-ASEAN relations through our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and chart the future direction of cooperation.
The East Asia Summit, a premier leaders-led forum that contributes to building an environment of strategic trust in the region, provides an opportunity for leaders of EAS Participating Countries, including India, to exchange views on issues of regional importance.
Prime Minister Modi is expected to hold bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summits.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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