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India has expressed the hope that the Asean-India Maritime Transport cooperation agreement, on which India has started negotiations, will be finalised by the end of the year, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday.
Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural session of Delhi Dialogue VII, the Minister pointed out that some progress has been made in implementing the trilateral highway project which proposes to provide seamless connectivity from Moreh in Manipur to Mae Sot in Thailand via Myanmar.
“We have also started negotiations on an India-Myanmar-Thailand Transit Transport Agreement to address soft connectivity issues,” the she said, adding, “We also expect that the Asean-India Agreements on Trade in Services and Investment signed last September will enter into force later this year. This will complete our Free Trade Area with Asean and bring greater economic integration between our countries.”
Delhi Dialogue is India’s Asean-centric Track 1.5 forum where policymakers, along with others from academia and think tanks, from India and the Asean Member States, exchange ideas and perspectives on how to build on the existing partnership.
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