Reflecting its increasing role, India has been invited to participate as observer at the 33rd General Assembly of Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) next month in Lombok, Indonesia.
The invitation was conveyed by the President of AIPA and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia Marzuki Alie during the first visit of AIPA delegation here. The delegation was here on a four-day visit ending today.
During the various call-ons, which included a meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday, the AIPA delegation took appreciative note of the ground covered by the Asean-India Dialogue Partnership and the important role that it has in the continuing stability and development of the region and to global economic growth and prosperity.