Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of three ASEAN nations – Vietnam, Philippines and Myanmar – in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>Mr Modi will meet his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. <br/><br/>The Prime Minister will hold a total of nine bilateral meetings with leaders of Southeast Asian countries on the sidelines of the India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit that begins in the national capital tomorrow. <br/><br/>Mr Modi will meet with the leaders of Thailand, Singapore and Brunei tomorrow, and those of Indonesia, Laos and Malaysia on Friday. <br/><br/>In an unprecedented event, all the ASEAN leaders will also be the Chief Guests at the Republic Day parade on Friday. <br/><br/>Our correspondent reports that the focus at the two-day India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit will be on counter-terrorism, security and connectivity.
News On AIR | January 24, 2018 1:09 PM
PM Modi to hold bilateral talks with various ASEAN leaders in Delhi today ahead of India-ASEAN Summit beginning tomorrow