Sushma Swaraj to visit Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore

Minister for External Affairs Sushma SwarajAs India marks 25 years of its partnership with Asean and in keeping with its Act East Policy External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Thailand Indonesia and Singapore from January 48 it was announced on Tuesday According to a statement issued by the External Affairs Ministry Sushma Swaraj will visit Thailand on January 45 during the course of which she will hold a meeting with Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Don PramudwinaiAll aspects of bilateral relations with Thailand will be discussed with particular focus on political defence and economic ties and on further enhancing Indias engagement with Asean Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries the statement said adding that Thailand would assume the role of coordinator country for IndiaAsean relations in the middle of this yearDuring her Indonesia visit from January 56 Sushma Swaraj will cochair the fifth meeting of the IndiaIndonesia Joint Commission with her Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi The Ministers will also inaugurate the second meeting of the AseanIndia Network of Think Tanks She will also call on Indonesian President Joko Widodo and have other official engagements including an interaction with representatives of the Indian communityThe Indian Minister also meet the new Secretary General of Asean Lim Jock Hoi the statement said adding As the biggest country in the Asean region with the largest economy Indonesia is an important partner for India including in trade and strategic matters In recent times there has been intensive engagement between the two countries bilaterally as well as plurilaterallyIt said the Joint Commission meeting and other engagements of Sushma Swaraj would enable the two countries to chart out the course of partnership during the year 2018 She will visit Singapore from January 68 during which she will inaugurate the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas PBD of Asean countries on January 7 The theme of this years event is Ancient Route New Journey Diaspora in the Dynamic AseanIndia PartnershipSushma Swaraj will have bilateral meetings with the leaders in Singapore and also interact with PIO delegations from Asean countries who will be participating in the PBD According to the statement the Regional PBD is a large scale event covering a wide range of sectors including political relations economic ties and investment tourism and culture connectivity startups and science and technologyPIO delegations from all Asean countries including ministers eminent personalities business and sociopolitical leaders are participating in the event the statement said On all three legs of her visit Sushma Swaraj will share with her interlocutors relevant information about the forthcoming AseanIndia Commemorative Summit in New Delhi on January 25 which marks 25 years of the establishment of Dialogue Partnership between India and the 10nation regional blocA series of events has been organized by the External Affairs Ministry over the last year to celebrate this jubilee in different Indian cities and also Asean countries which will culminate with the Summit in New Delhi India has also invited the leaders of the Asean countries for the Republic Day parade this yearCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news current affairs from Mumbai local news crime news and breaking headlines hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the goThe contentreporting displayed on our website wwwmiddaycom is provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE by us from third party agencies sources without any verification from our side It may contain error bugs and other limitations The readers can rely on the content at their own will Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability data text images video messages or any other material whatsoever or for any claimslossaction that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever