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Vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu will head the Indian delegation that will join the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit being held virtually on Thursday and Friday to strengthen multilateralism and post-pandemic economic recovery. The theme for the summit is “Strengthening multilateralism for shared growth” and the event is expected to see the participation of all 51 member countries, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union (EU).
Cambodia, the current chair of Asean, is hosting the summit, which will also mark the 25th anniversary of the ASEM process. Several heads of states are expected to participate in the summit. The ASEM agenda for 2021 will prioritise issues related to strengthening multilateralism, post-pandemic socio-economic recovery and development, and other regional and global issues of common concern, India’s external affairs ministry said.
Besides the opening ceremony, Naidu will join the first plenary session and the retreat session of the summit and exchange views on areas such as reformed multilateralism, the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, post-pandemic recovery, mitigating global climate change, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and maritime security.
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