NEW DELHI, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday left for Laos to attend the 14th India-ASEAN Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit.
"Another one for Acting East. Flurry of bilateral and multilateral engagements await as PM departs New Delhi for Laos," Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
During his two-day visit to the Laotian capital Vientiane, Modi will hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the two summits.
The Indian prime minister will hold talks with his Laotian counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith, and terrorism, security, economy and cooperation are on the agenda.
In a pre-departure statement on Tuesday, Modi had said that Southeast Asia is key to the development of northeastern India.
"Asean is a key partner for our Act East Policy, which is vital for the economic development of our Northeastern region," he wrote on his Facebook page.
