On Wednesday, he met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe soon after his arrival here.
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U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos, the White House said on Wednesday.
“Greetings Vientiane! PM @narendramodi arrives in Laos for a packed 2 days of diplomacy”, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
A gala lunch will be hosted by the Laotian premier.
The two leaders held discussions on making India-Japan ties stronger and more diverse, especially in the area of diversification of trade and investment ties.
India has been seeking to join the exclusive 21-member APEC.
Regarding to agricultural and poverty reduction cooperation, the premier said China supports the strengthening of an emergency mechanism on rice storage and proposes to build a modern agricultural cooperation base and an East Asian animal husbandry exchange platform.
ASEAN is ready to cement the relations and tap new potential in promoting mutual political trust, deepening economic and trade cooperation, and expanding people-to-people and cultural exchanges with China, they said.
At the 11th EAS, the leaders will discuss matters of regional and global interest and concern including maritime security, terrorism, non-proliferation, irregular migration, and so on.
The Summits will be attended by Heads of State/Government of the 10 ASEAN and 18 East Asia Summit Participating Countries respectively.
East Asia summit consist leaders of ten Asean countries plus China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, India, Russia and the US. They will also exchange views on regional and worldwide issues of mutual interest and concern.
Li made the remarks when attending a ceremony with ASEAN leaders to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN dialogue relations.
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ASEAN is a strategic partner of India since 2012. At present, there are 30 official and seven ministerial meetings between India and the Asean.
