PM attends Asean-India Summit in New Delhi today
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra departed for New Delhi today to join the AseanIndia Commemorative Summit focusing on enhanced economic cooperation and partnerships in developing land, sea and air infrastructure among member countries.
She said the twoday summit is to mark the 20th anniversary of relations between Asean and India. The theme of the summit is AseanIndia Partnership for Peace and Shared Prosperity.
Trade, investment, the economy and the connection of land transport routes as well as cooperation in culture, education, medical science, military training exchanges are the major issues to be discussed, she said.
High on the agenda for bilateral talks is the ThaiIndian Free Trade Agreement to boost the two countries’ trade and investment, the premier added.
Yingluck is scheduled to visit Bangladesh after the AseanIndia Summit for bilateral talks on cooperation and partnership in trade and investment, and cooperation on security, intelligence and suppression of human and drug trafficking.
A Thai business delegation from various industrial sectors will accompany the premier to Bangladesh to explore the possibility of trade cooperation.
