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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Cambodia from November 22-23 to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus and India-ASEAN defence ministers meeting.
PTI had reported that Singh will pay the two-day official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of deputy Prime Minister and minister of national defence of Cambodia Samdech Pichey Sena TEA Banh, the defence ministry said in New Delhi in a statement.
Cambodia, as the chair of ADMM-Plus, is hosting the ninth annual meeting at Siem Reap, Cambodia and Singh will address the forum on November 23.
He will also call on the prime minister of Cambodia, the statement said.
“To commemorate 30 years of India-ASEAN relations, India and Cambodia will co-chair the maiden India-ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting on November 22, presided over by Rajnath Singh. Various initiatives to boost India-ASEAN partnership are planned to be announced during the meeting,” it said.
