By ANI
NEW DELHI: India and Indonesia renewed the settlement on visa waiver on diplomatic and official passports, mentioned the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday.
This deal was renewed in the course of the seventh India-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting held in New Delhi.
Taking to social media the S Jaishankar tweeted, “Just concluded a productive 7th India-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting with FM Retno Marsudi. Renewed our agreement on visa waiver on diplomatic and official passports and witnessed the exchange of agreements that will further strengthen our counter-narcotics and trade cooperation.”
Baru saja menutup Pertemuan Komisi Bersama India-Indonesia ke-7 yang produktif dengan Menlu Retno Marsudi. https://t.co/4zNYhs5dBA
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 17, 2022
During the assembly, the External Minister and his counterpart from Indonesia Retno Marsudi additionally exchanged views on the India-ASEAN partnership and the cooperation of the nations within the UN and G20.
The two nations additionally mentioned the regional and world points together with Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan, Myanmar and the repercussions of the Ukraine battle.
India hosted the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) on June 16 and 17, marking the thirtieth anniversary of India-ASEAN dialogue relations and the tenth anniversary of the nation’s strategic partnership with ASEAN.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a grouping of 10 member nations – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and India.
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers, ASEAN Secretary-General and Representatives of Foreign Ministers together with Dr Jaishankar at present addressed the Ministerial Session of the twelfth version of Delhi Dialogue (DDXII) which focuses on 30 years of ASEAN-India relations with the theme ‘Building Bridges within the Indo-Pacific’.
Launched in 2009, Delhi Dialogue is India’s premier annual Track 1.5 Dialogue, which goals to strengthen ASEAN-India relations within the context of the up to date world and regional state of affairs.
The SAIFMM was co-chaired by the External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore.