New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) India and the ASEAN bloc held the 27th Senior Officials’ Meeting in Manila yesterday during which the two sides discussed early completion of review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA).
The 27th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (AISOM) was co-chaired by Jaideep Mazumdar, Secretary (East), with MA. Theresa P. Lazaro, Philippine SOM Leader, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.
Philippines is the Country Coordinator for ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations. The meeting was attended by Senior Officials and representatives of all ASEAN Member States and Timor Leste which holds Observer Status in ASEAN, and the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN, a statement said.