heritage and culture are built on the foundation of strong people-to-people contacts nurtured through the millennia”.
“It is in consonance with this that the theme of the 25 years celebrations has been selected as ‘Shared Values, Common Destiny’ reflecting our joint endeavour for a shared future defined by mutual cooperation, peace, progress and prosperity,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi further added that India greatly valued ASEAN’s role as a proponent of peace, stability and prosperity in the region, and “reiterates its support to ASEAN centrality in regional affairs”.
There are 30 dialogue mechanisms between the two sides including a Summit and 7 Ministerial meetings in a wide range of sectors such as Foreign Affairs, Commerce, Tourism, Agriculture, Environment, Renewable Energy and Telecommunications, the MEA said.
In her message, Swaraj stated the celebrations would span the political, economic, cultural and people-to-people domains and include a special commemorative summit and a commemorative foreign ministers’ meeting in India.
Responding to her, the ASEAN Secretary General said with the ASEAN-India FTA, there exists vast potential for both sides to boost trade and investment.
“The ongoing review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement is expected to pave the way for more robust trade between the two sides in the future,” he added.
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