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ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting

  • 27 Jul 2024

On July 25th Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) went to Vientiane, Laos for a three days visit to participate in the Foreign Ministers’ Meetings under the ASEAN union.

Key Points

  • The situation in Myanmar and keeping sea lines of communication free and open figured at the Asean-India foreign ministers’ meeting.
  • Digital, defence, maritime issues, connectivity, security, health, and cultural heritage preservation are priority areas for India-ASEAN cooperation.
  • ASEAN is the cornerstone of India’s Act East policy and the Indo-Pacific vision built thereafter on the policy.
  • EAM called on Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and raised the issue of trafficking of Indian nationals through cyber scam centres in the Southeast Asian country and discussed development partnership and cooperation in areas like defence and energy.