PM Modi to visit Thailand from November 2-4 to attend three summits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Thailand from November 2-4, during which he will attend the ASEAN-India, East Asia and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) summits, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday.

PM Modi will be visiting Bangkok at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Secretary (East) Vijay Thakur Singh said at a media briefing. The Prime Minister will attend the 16th ASEAN-India summit, the 14th East Asia Summit and third RCEP summit and related events, she said.

Negotiations for resolving outstanding issues on RCEP are going on in Bangkok, she said, adding the leaders will review the state of negotiations at the summit. The RCEP bloc comprises 10 ASEAN group members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Laos and Vietnam) and their six FTA partners