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PM Modi to address plenary session of India-ASEAN summit today

PM Modi to address plenary session of India-ASEAN summit today

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The focus of the summit will be counter-terrorism, security, trade and connectivity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the opening plenary session of theIndia-ASEAN commemorative summit in New Delhi today.

The summit will see leaders from 10 ASEAN countries in attendance who will discuss counter-terrorism, security, trade and connectivity.

Leadersfrom nine ASEAN countries reached New Delhi yesterday barring theIndonesian President who is expected to arrive today.

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This year's summit also marks the 25 years of Indo-ASEAN ties.

The ASEAN leaders, along with PM Modi, will also attend the Republic Day parade tomorrow.

A banquet will be hosted by the President later today followed by a Leader's Retreat.

PM Modi will also be holding bilateral meetings with nine ASEAN leaders on the sidelines of the summit.

The Prime Minister held separatebilateral meetings with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, and Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte yesterday.

(With inputs from ANI)