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19th ASEAN-India Summit

November 19 , 2022 766 days 518 0
  • The Vice President led delegates took part in the 19th ASEAN-India summit at Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • ASEAN and India hold annual summits since 2002 to elevate political, security, economic and socio-cultural ties.
  • The Vice President also addressed the 17th East Asia Summit at Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • The East Asia Summit was held as part of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits in Phnom Penh.
  • ASEAN has agreed in principle to admit East Timor as the group's 11th member.
  • It would be the first new member of the regional grouping in more than two decades, since Cambodia was admitted in 1999.
  • East Timor was previously part of Indonesian territory.
  • It was recognized by the United Nations in 2002.
  • This makes it the youngest democracy in Asia.

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