Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Laos's capital Vientiane on Wednesday to attend the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN-India Summit.
In his pre-departure message, the Prime Minister has said that ASEAN is a key partner for India's Act East Policy, which is vital for the economic development of country's North-eastern region.
In a Facebook post, he said, strategic partnership with ASEAN is also important for safeguarding and promoting India's security interests and countering traditional and non-traditional security challenges in the region.
On East Asia Summit, the Prime Minister said, it is the premier forum for discussions on the challenges and opportunities before the Asia Pacific region.
He also said, India's ties with the countries of South East Asia are truly historic and country's engagement and approach can be best encapsulated in just one word - connectivity.
"India wants to enhance physical and digital connectivity in the region, enhance people to people links and also strengthen institutional linkages and leverage the modern interconnected world for the mutual benefit of the people in the read more..
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