To continue the high-level engagement with South East Asian countries, External Affairs Minister (EAM), Sushma Swaraj emplaned for a five-day visit to Vietnam and Cambodia on Sunday.
Adding dynamism to our Act East policy! To continue our high level engagement with South East Asian countries, EAM @SushmaSwaraj emplanes for five-days visit to Vietnam and Cambodia. pic.twitter.com/7tCkXPpjhp
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) August 26, 2018
In Vietnam, Swaraj has scheduled to co-chair the 16th meeting of the Joint Commission along with her Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Binh Minh. She will also call upon Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
On August 27, the EAM will inaugurate the third edition of the Indian Ocean Conference.
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Swaraj will also head to Cambodia on August 29, where she will hold bilateral meetings with the Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister, Prak Sokhonn. She will also meet Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and President of Senate Say Chhum.
“The visit of EAM to Vietnam and Cambodia will provide an opportunity to hold in-depth discussions with the political leadership on a wide range of global, regional and bilateral issues and advance our strategic engagement with these countries and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.