PM to visit Malaysia and Singapore to attend Asean and East Asia Summit

In International Affairs
November 20, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Malaysia and Singapore from November 21. During the he will attend the 13th ASEAN-India Summit and the 10th East Asia Summit (EAS).

Background:-

Modi would reach Kuala Lumpur on November 21 to attend both the summits followed by a bilateral visit after which he will go to Singapore on a bilateral visit.
Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, the prime minister of Malaysia, will be chairing both the summits, which will be attended by heads of state and government of other ASEAN (Association of Sourheast Asian Nations) and East Asia Summit participating countries respectively.

About the summit:-

At the 13th ASEAN-India Summit, the prime minister and ASEAN leaders will review the ASEAN-India cooperation and discuss its future direction.
The leaders will take note of the new Plan of Action (2016-2020) to further enhance ASEAN-India cooperation along the politico-security, economic and socio-cultural pillars.
They will also exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest or concern.
At the 10th East Asia Summit, the leaders will take stock of the achievements of the EAS over the last decade and deliberate on its future, with a view to strengthening it and making it more effective.
The leaders will also discuss matters of regional and international concern including terrorism, irregular migration etc.
In addition, the Asia Pacific Leaders’ Malaria Elimination Roadmap to eradicate Malaria by 2030 is also expected to be endorsed.
India and ASEAN have 30 dialogue mechanisms including a summit and seven ministerial meetings in external affairs, commerce, tourism, agriculture, environment, renewable energy and telecommunications.

During the course of his visit to Malaysia, Modi will also unveil statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda. Modi will visit Singapore on November 23 during which he will hold bilateral discussions with his counterpart of the city state, Lee Hsien Loong. Modi will return to India on November 24 night.