Indian Prime Minister’s successful visit to the Philippines
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi visited Manila, Philippines from November 12 to 14, 2017 to attend the 15th ASEAN-India Summit and the 12th East Asia Summit.
The three-day visit saw the Prime Minister hold a bilateral meeting with President Duterte, ink Memorandum of Agreements covering various sectors such as micro small and medium enterprises, defence, agriculture and related fields ; interact with the Indi- an Community members and visit the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Mahavir Philippines Foundation Inc. (MPFI).
The twin summits that were held in Manila, were attended by Heads of State/Government of the 10 Asean and 18 East Asia Summit participating countries respectively.
India’s engagement with the Asean and wider Indo-Pacific region has acquired further momentum following the enunciation of the ‘Act East Policy’ by the Prime Minister at the 12th Asean-India Summit and 9th East Asia Summit in Myanmar in November 2014. This is his fourth such engagement at these important Leaders-led fora. Besides the summits, the Prime Minister also attended the special celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of Asean, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Leaders’ Meeting and ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.
Our efforts are aimed at transforming India and ensuring everything in our nation matches global standards. Narendra Modi Indian Prime Minister