Vientiane/New Delhi, Oct 11 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Vientiane. This was the first meeting between the two Prime Ministers.
Prime Minister Modi congratulated the Thai Prime Minister on assuming office. She also extended greetings to PM Modi on his historic third term in office. The two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation in a range of areas. They also exchanged views on ways to forge closer cooperation in sub-regional, regional, and multilateral fora. In this context, they discussed strengthening regional cooperation through BIMSTEC, a statement said.
India’s ties with Thailand are an important pillar of India’s ‘Act East’ policy, which is marking a decade this year, and India’s Vision of the Indo-Pacific.
The MEA spokesperson posted on X:
“An important pillar of India’s Act East policy.
“PM @narendramodi met PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand
@ingshin, on the sidelines of East Asia Summit in Vientiane today.
“The leaders exchanged views on areas of India-Thailand bilateral relations and ways to forge closer regional cooperation through BIMSTEC.”
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