New Delhi, Nov 23: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil leaves on a 10-day visit to Vietnam and Indonesia on Monday to expand bilateral ties with ASEAN neighbours.
President Patil’s high high-level visit is expected to give a fresh impetus to bilateral relations covering areas like political, economic and cultural ties with these countries.
“This visit essentially reaffirms India’s commitment to enhance our engagement with these countries, our close friends within ASEAN fraternity. It is part of our ‘Look East’ policy initiative,” said N Ravi, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs.