Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed all the ASEAN leaders on Wednesday to mark 25 years of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit (AICS) that marks 25 years of the partnership. The 10 leaders are also the guests of honour on Republic Day, which falls on Friday.
The ASEAN leaders were also greeted by President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion.
#PresidentKovind, Vice President @MVenkaiahNaidu, PM @narendramodi with the ASEAN Heads of State and Government, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today pic.twitter.com/KAfDVEKhGh
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 25, 2018
#PresidentKovind received the ASEAN Heads of State and Government at Rashtrapati Bhavan today pic.twitter.com/mnuTF5yhOW — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 25, 2018
Earlier, PM Modi held separate bilateral meetings with Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday.
PM Modi welcomed the three leaders to India for their participation in the Summit and also for accepting the invitation to be the chief guests at the Republic Day celebrations on 26th January this year.
Strengthening relations with Singapore...PM @leehsienloong and PM @narendramodi discussed ways to deepen India-Singapore cooperation particularly economic ties. pic.twitter.com/UAJir85scX
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 25, 2018
During the meeting of Prime Minister Modi with Suu Kyi, discussions were held on various issues of mutual interest and ways of further strengthening our bilateral relations, including follow up on key decisions taken during the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Myanmar in September 2017.
In the meeting with Prime Minister Phuc, the two leaders expressed satisfaction at the growth of bilateral relations between the two countries within the framework of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including in the fields of maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, defence, oil and gas, trade and investment.
Prime Ministers @narendramodi and Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha met in Delhi this morning and had a constructive dialogue on boosting India-Thailand relations. pic.twitter.com/WTQkTV2GZq — PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 25, 2018
The leaders also agreed that the two agreements signed during this visit viz., on cooperation in the fields of Information & Broadcasting and on the establishment of tracking and data reception station and data processing facility in Vietnam under the ASEAN-India Space Cooperation would give a further boost to India-Vietnam relations.
They expressed satisfaction at operationalisation of the Line of Credit of USD 100 million under which L&T has been awarded a contract for the manufacture of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). They decided that the other Line of Credit of USD 500 million be operationalised soon.
With agency inputs