Sushma Swaraj to embark on 3 nation, 5-day tour

New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial commemorative summit in New Delhi on January 25 to mark 25 years of Indo-Asean ties, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj will embark on a five-day visit to three of the member nations — Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore — from January 4 to 8. The summit will be attended by heads of government/state of all 10 Asean nations.

On the first leg, Ms Swaraj will be in Thailand on January 4-5. She will hold talks with her counterpart Don Pramudwinai with an aim to expand bilateral cooperation, with focus on political, defence and economic ties. Thailand will assume the role of coordinator country for India-Asean relations in the middle of 2018.”

From Thailand, she will visit Indonesia from January 5-6 and then travel to Singapore on a three-day trip.