Thailand repatriates 18 detained Cambodian soldiers
Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that Thailand has repatriated 18 detained Cambodian soldiers to Cambodia.
Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that Thailand has repatriated 18 detained Cambodian soldiers to Cambodia.
In his opening remarks during a meeting with Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, in New Delhi, Jaishankar said, “India and Thailand have historically shared close and friendly ties. We value Thailand as a long-time friend, apart from being an important maritime neighbour.”
He said that the country's approach has always been very clear — to promote an open, inclusive, and rules-based Indo-Pacific.
Addressing the forum on ‘Reflection on 15 years of ADMM-Plus and Charting a Way Forward’, he asserted that India’s strategic engagement with ASEAN is not transactional but long-term and principle-driven, and it rests on a shared belief that the Indo-Pacific should remain open, inclusive, and free from coercion, a Defence Ministry statement said.
Leaders at the East Asia Summit (EAS) reaffirmed their strong commitment to multilateralism based on international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, which is the ''indispensable foundation'' of a more peaceful and prosperous world.
The four leaders US President Joe Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and PM Modi issued a joint statement after the meeting.
He tweeted, "Foreign Ministers representing G20, EU, ASEAN, AU and G7 gather in Stockholm today.
India has favorably positioned itself as a flag bearer of climate policies that look at redefining the current energy systems to push for a strong pivot towards clean energy – all with the challenges that accompany moving a large population to a new way of perceiving energy independence.
A sense of drift in what was once a cohesive grouping, the Association of South East Asian States Nations (Asean), was discernible in Phnom Penh last week as Cambodia hosted the Asean summit marking its 55th anniversary. The summit itself went off smoothly enough. Compared to the last time Cambodia held the ASEAN chair in 2012, there was a welcome absence of rancour.
The maiden India-ASEAN defence ministers’ meeting was held on Tuesday at Siem Reap, Cambodia to commemorate the 30th anniversary of India-ASEAN relations.
