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33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits concludes

November 18 , 2018 2117 days 729 0
  • The 33rd edition of the ASEAN Summit concluded on November 15, 2018 at Suntec Singapore Convention Centre, Singapore.
  • The Summit also saw the conclusion of other related summits like
    • 13th East Asia Summit (EAS),
    • 2nd Regional Comprehensive Economic Summit, (RCEP) and
    • 21st ASEAN Plus Three Summit
  • Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, was the Chairman of this year’s Summit.
  • Lee handed over the ASEAN Chairmanship to Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 13th East Asia Summit, 2nd RCEP Summit and ASEAN-India Summit in Singapore.
  • It was Prime Minister Modi's 5th East Asia Summit. India has been participating in the East Asia Summit since its very inception in 2005.
  • Prime Minister Modi also addressed the audience during the Fintech Conference.
  • He became the first head of government to deliver the keynote speech at the Singapore Fintech Festival.
  • He launched APIX, a banking technology designed to reach two billion people without bank accounts worldwide.

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