By Manash Pratim BhuyanManila, Nov 14 (PTI) India has suffered from terrorism,Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said as he called for jointefforts to mitigate the menace.
Addressing leaders of the ASEAN member states here, PrimeMinister Modi said India will continue its support to ASEANfor a rules-based security architecture for the region.
"We have suffered due to the menace of terror. The timehas come for us to unite and think about mitigatingterrorism," Modi said at the ASEAN-India Summit.
Stating that 50 years of ASEAN is an occasion of pride,joy and a time to think ahead about its members can achieve,Modi said India places the ASEAN at the core of its 'Act EastPolicy.'"Our ties with ASEAN are old and we want to furtherstrengthen cooperation," he said.
"We will continue our support to ASEAN for a rules-basedsecurity architecture for the region," Modi told the ASEANleaders.
He said 125 crore Indians are waiting to welcome theASEAN leaders as the Chief Guests for the 2018 Republic Day.
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei are the membersof Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). PTI ZH AKJZH.
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