New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (NT): In the series of his separate bilateral talks Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah here on Thursday.

PM Narendra Modi and His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei hold the bilateral meeting at Hyderabad House, Delhi.

All Leaders from ASEAN nations arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan for a retreat.

Raveesh Kumar from MEA expressed his greetings on official twitter handle

“Hearty welcome extended to President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and Mrs. Iriana Widodo for the ASEAN India Commemorative Summit! Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Shri Virendra Kumar received President @jokowi #aseanindia”, Raveesh Kumar talking head  of MEA tweeted

President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and Mrs. Iriana Widodo landed at Delhi

President Kovind along with Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and PM Narendra Modi received with grand welcome to ASEAN heads of state at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

On the eve of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit (AICS) celebrating 25 years of India-ASEAN ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate bilateral talks with Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Modi received and welcomed the three leaders to India for their participation in the Summit.

During the meeting of Prime Minister Modi with Suu Kyi, negotiations were held on diverse issues of mutual interest and ways of further strengthening our bilateral relations, including follow up on key decisions taken during the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Myanmar in September 2017.

In the meeting with Prime Minister Phuc, the two leaders expressed satisfaction at the growth of bilateral ties between the two countries within the framework of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including in the fields of maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, defense, oil and gas, trade and investment.

The leaders also approved that the two agreements inked during this visit viz., on cooperation in the fields of Information & Broadcasting and on the establishment of tracking and data reception station and data processing facility in Vietnam under the ASEAN-India Space Cooperation would give a further heighten to India-Vietnam ties.

They uttered satisfaction at operationalization of the Line of Credit of USD 100 million under which L&T has been awarded a contract for the manufacture of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). They decided that the other Line of Credit of USD 500 million be operationalized soon.