INDIA
Suu Kyi is one of the chief guests for India's Republic Day parade.
Myanmar's State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi arrived here on Wednesday for the ASEAN India Commemorative Summit.
Later in the day, she met PM Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. According to MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, " The two leaders had a productive discussion on intensifying bilateral cooperation, including follow up on key decisions taken during PM's visit to Myanmar in September 2017".
To mark the silver jubilee of India-ASEAN bilateral ties, India is hosting a commemorative summit on the theme "Shared Values, Common Destiny on January 25. The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises of ten countries namely Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam.
In an unprecedented event, all the 10 ASEAN leaders will also be the chief guests at the Republic Day parade. External affairs ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar posted a series of tweets on the arrival of these leaders.
"India welcomes Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Madame Tran Nguyen Thu for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit. Warmly received by Minister of State for Human Resource Development Satyapal Singh," he tweeted.
While Aung San Suu Kyi was received by Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, Thailand prime minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife Naraporn Chan-o- cha were welcomed by Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh, Kumar said. President of Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte was also received by Satyapal Singh. The highest-level of participation at the India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, to mark the 25 years of Indo-ASEAN ties, comes in the backdrop of increasing Chinese economic and military assertiveness in the region.
Some experts feel that the meet can be an opportunity for India to present itself as a powerful ally to these countries in the strategic areas of trade and connectivity. The two-day summit is expected to give boost to India- ASEAN cooperation in key areas of counter-terrorism, security and connectivity. There will be a leaders' retreat during which the leaders will have a "free and frank" discussion on January 25. The theme of the retreat session is 'maritime cooperation and security'. Following the retreat, a plenary session will be held on the same day.
With agency inputs
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