New Delhi (VNA) – The 19th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) took place in New Delhi, India on April 5-6, discussing ways to promote cooperation between the two sides.
During the event, chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of Vietnam ASEAN SOM, and his Indian counterpart Preeti Saran, who is also head of India ASEAN SOM, the two sides reached a preliminary consensus on activities to mark the 25th anniversary of the ASEAN-India strategic partnership (1992-2017).
Participants compared notes on global and regional issues of common concern, stressing that countries and regions need to strengthen links in multilateral cooperation mechanisms to respond to traditional and non-traditional security challenges.
They pledged to continue fostering coordination between ASEAN and India at regional forums.
As an important partner of ASEAN, along with implementing its “Act East” policy, India is aiming to restructure its relations with regional countries, especially ASEAN, considering it a priority in its foreign policy.
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