Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Laos for two days from October 10 to 11, during which he will attend the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.
The MEA said in a statement that Prime Minister Modi will visit Vientiane on October 10-11, on an invitation from his Laos counterpart, Someday Sphendone.
The statement said the visit will witness Modi attending the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit, which Laos holds as ASEAN chair.
The External Affairs Ministry said Modi will also hold bilateral meetings on the margins of the two summits.
The Ministry of External Affairs said India marks a decade of the Act East Policy this year. Relations with ASEAN are a central pillar of the Act East Policy and our Indo-Pacific vision, it said.
An MEA statement said the ASEAN-India Summit will review progress on relations between India and ASEAN through “our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership ” and chart the future direction of cooperation.
The East Asia Summit, a premier leaders-led forum that contributes to building an environment of strategic trust in the region, provides a platform for leaders of EAS Participating Countries, including India, to exchange views on regional importance, the ministry said.
