East Asia Summit Senior Officials’ meeting in Malaysia

The delegation, led by Secretary (East) of Indian Ministry of External Affairs, P. Kumaran attended the East Asia Summit Senior Officials' Meeting held in Penang, Malaysia on June 10th. The Secretary underlined the important role of East Asia Summit towards promoting free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific as this premier mechanism is marking its 20th anniversary this year.

Sharing India’s position on regional and international issues, he called for collective action for addressing menace of terrorism that poses a serious threat to peace, security and development of the region.