VP Dhankhar addresses East Asia Summit in Cambodia

An official within the Ministry of External Affairs mentioned that the vp’s tackle was a closed session.

Dhankhar is in Cambodia for his three-day go to. This yr marks the thirtieth anniversary of ASEAN-India relations and is being celebrated because the ASEAN-India Friendship Year.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a world organisation that has 10 member international locations in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

India and ASEAN international locations vowed to determine a complete strategic partnership and improve cooperation in opposition to terrorism after Vice President Dhankhar addressed the nineteenth ASEAN-India Summit right here on Saturday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is accompanying Dhankhar, who’s main the Indian delegation to the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the seventeenth East Asia Summit right here.

Apart from the ASEAN member states, the East Asia Summit consists of India, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the US and Russia.

Dhankhar on Saturday introduced a further contribution of USD 5 million to the ASEAN-India science and expertise fund to boost cooperation in sectors of public well being, renewable power and sensible agriculture.

In a joint assertion, ASEAN-India acknowledged the deep civilisational linkages, maritime connectivity, and cross-cultural exchanges between Southeast Asia and India which have grown stronger during the last 30 years, offering a robust basis for ASEAN-India relations.

India and ASEAN nations additionally declared to boost cooperation within the digital economic system by a sequence of regional capacity-building actions in digital transformation, digital commerce, digital abilities and innovation, in addition to Hackathons.