Since the establishment of the ASEAN-India Dialogue Partnership, bilateral trade expanded from 2.9 billion USD in 1993 to 76 billion USD in 2017. ASEAN is India’s fourth largest trading partner.
The ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) convened a working session in New Delhi, India, on January 23 to review preparations for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit slated for January 25 in the city.
At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse, leading the Vietnamese delegation, left Hanoi for India to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit as well as the celebration of India’s 69th Republic Day.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at Palam military airport in New Delhi on January 24 afternoon, beginning his trip to India to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Indian President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi on January 24, as part of his visit to attend the ASEAN – India Summit in India.
(Source: VNA) 
