SME Times News Bureau | 20 Feb, 2019
The 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit
will be held on 21-23 February, 2019 in New Delhi.
The India-ASEAN Expo is a flagship event of
Department of Commerce, being organised with FICCI to carry forward the
momentum and to further strengthen India-ASEAN relations under the Act-East
Policy.
The 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit, 2019 will
build upon the success of the previous edition of ASEAN-India Business and
Investment Meet and Expo which was held in 2018 as a precursor to India-ASEAN
Commemorative Summit.
The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
comprises of Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Lao
PDR, Indonesia, Cambodia and Brunei.
India's relationship with ASEAN is a key pillar of
our foreign policy and the foundation of our Act-East Policy.
India-ASEAN trade and investment relations have
been growing steadily, with ASEAN being the second largest trading partner of
India,after China,with a total bilateral merchandise trade of USD 81.33
billion.
Trade Ministers of ASEAN Countries, Secretary
General of ASEAN and business delegations will participate in the New Delhi
Expo and Summit.
200 plus exhibitors from India and ASEAN, and more
than100 buyers from ASEAN are expected to participate in the Expo. B2B and B2G
meetings are also being organised.
There will also be buyer-seller meetings to provide
business leaders an opportunity to closely interact with their counterparts and
consolidate B2B and B2G relations.
Union Minister of Commerce &Industry and Civil
Aviation, Suresh Prabhu and Trade Ministers of ASEAN countries along with ASEAN
Secretary General will jointly inaugurate the India-ASEAN Expo and Summit.