India-ASEAN Youth Summit opens in India’s Bhopal city

The India-ASEAN Youth Summit, themed “Shared values, Common Destiny”, opened in Bhopal city, India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh on August 14.
India-ASEAN Youth Summit opens in India’s Bhopal city ảnh 1Delegates take photo at the event (Photo: VNA)
New Delhi (VNA) – The India-ASEAN Youth Summit, themed “Sharedvalues, Common Destiny”, opened in Bhopal city, India’s central state of MadhyaPradesh on August 14.

The six-day summit, jointly held by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs(MEA), the India Foundation and the Madhya Pradesh state government, drew theparticipation of more than 200 delegates from the host country, Indonesia,Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar,and Vietnam.

In her remarks at the event, MEA’s Secretary (East) Preeti Saran highlightedthat the summit is part of a series of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of India-ASEAN dialogue partnership in 2017. It also reflectedclose relations in culture between India and the Southeast Asian region in thepast two decades.

Young delegates at the event will be the future of the dialogue relationsbetween the two sides, she stressed.

For his part, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh affirmed thatIndia will further collaboration with ASEAN and help the bilateral relationsdevelop in a stronger manner with more positive achievements.

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called on theparticipants to work for the eradication of terrorism, poverty and drug menace.He also underlined the issues of women empowerment and environment protection.

Participating young people will have group discussion on India-ASEAN relations,connections, cultural issues, innovation and businesses, digital linkages andinformation technology.

AnASEAN cuisine festival will be included in the summit.

Thesummit is organised to promote dialogues and discussion among the involvedparties. It lays down a foundation for young leaders of ASEAN and India tobuild cooperation mechanisms for the India-ASEAN region.-VNA
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