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India to work closely with Asean for regional cooperation: VK Singh
Observing that Asean has evolved into a role model for regional cooperation, India on Thursday said it was working closely with it for building regional cooperation. Addressing the second edition of the international conference on 'Asean-India Cultural and Civilisational Links' in Jakarta, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh said that to mark the 25th …
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January 19, 2017 -
China backs Philippines for Asean rotating presidency
China supports the Philippines in assuming the rotating presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in 2017, said a Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday. "China hopes to push relations with Asean to a new level," Xinhua news agency reported spokesman Geng Shuang as saying. The Chinese government has always regarded Asean as a …
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January 4, 2017 -
ASEAN leaders can help solve Rohingya crisis
Since its founding in 1967, the ten-member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have embraced a policy of non-interference in each other’s internal affairs. The policy has been interpreted as sacrosanct, an unwavering commandment to withhold negative criticism of fellow members. In recent weeks, senior officials in the region have expressed …
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December 17, 2016