Dynamite News PM Modi discusses sustainable development with ASEAN leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the luncheon meeting on Sustainable Development with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders amid the ongoing 35th ASEAN Summit here on Monday.
Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the luncheon meeting on Sustainable Development with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders amid the ongoing 35th ASEAN Summit here on Monday.
Later in the day, PM Modi is slated to participate in the 14th East Asian Summit.
Earlier, Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit and held a delegation-level meeting where they welcomed the increase in economic engagement between the two nations and reviewed the progress on Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project previously signed by the two countries.
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Coming together for common good!
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) November 4, 2019
PM @narendramodi joins other leaders participating at the 14th #EastAsiaSummit in Bangkok, a unique leader-led forum driving peace, stability and prosperity in the region. pic.twitter.com/S1P9r5xeqg
Prime Minister Modi will also attend the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit, where the leaders of the member countries will review the state of negotiations which are ongoing in Bangkok currently and will continue over the next few days.
RCEP is a proposed free trade agreement among 10 ASEAN countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Laos and Vietnam and their six FTA partners China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
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Modi is also scheduled to attend several bilaterals including, the one with Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Attaching priority to an important confidence building mechanism.
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) November 4, 2019
PM @narendramodi participates at the 14th #EAS2019, his 6th since assuming office. PM outlined global challenges facing the world today & highlighted that the need for working together to find common solutions. pic.twitter.com/4YIJEe3T2E
After concluding the summit, Modi is scheduled to depart from Don Mueang International Airport Bangkok to Delhi at 10 pm (Local time). (ANI)