New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (NT): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha here on Thursday.

Prime Minister Modi will address the plenary session of the India-ASEAN commemorative summit later today in which the focus will be counter-terrorism, security, trade and connectivity.

All 10 leaders of ASEAN countries will be present at the Summit, which celebrates the 25 years of Indo-ASEAN ties.

Nine ASEAN leaders have already landed in New Delhi and only Indonesian President Joko Widodo will arrive today.

In a record event, all the 10 ASEAN leaders will also be the chief guests at the Republic Day parade tomorrow.

President Ram Nath Kovind will host a banquet in honor of ASEAN leaders which will be followed by a Leader's Retreat.

Yesterday Prime Minister Modi held separate bilateral meetings with leaders of three ASEAN nations - Myanmar, Vietnam and Philippines.

Prime Minister Modi met Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

The Prime Minister will hold  overall nine bilateral meetings with leaders of ASEAN countries on the sidelines of the Summit. (NT)