TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that 2022 will be celebrated as the friendship year for India and ASEAN countries as both have completed 30 years of partnership.
The event will coincide with India’s celebrations of the 75th year of Independence from the colonial regime, he added. While participating in the 18th edition of India-ASEAN Summit, Modi said, “India is committed to deepen its relations with the next presidency, Cambodia and country-coordinator Singapore.”
“History is witness to the fact that India and ASEAN have had relations for thousands of years. India-ASEAN relations are reflected in everything, including in our shared values, traditions, languages, scriptures, architecture, culture, food,” the Prime Minister noted.
