New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a meeting with Thailand's Senate President Mongkol Surasajja in New Delhi on Tuesday, October 27, to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, tourism, education, defence, Ayurveda and yoga, news agency IANS reported.
Source: IANS via Dailyworld
The meeting took place at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan in the Parliament House complex, on the sidelines of the two-day 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, The World Opinion reported. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was also present during the meeting, IANS said.
During the meeting, the two leaders explored deeper parliamentary cooperation, sharing of best practices, and collaboration in counterterrorism, disaster management and international affairs, including within the BRICS framework, to advance shared priorities and people's welfare.
In a post on X after the meeting, Birla said he was delighted to meet Surasajja and reaffirmed the enduring friendship between India and Thailand, rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilisational ties. He said India's Act East Policy was providing fresh impetus to the partnership.
Source: Om Birla on X (via IANS)
Surasajja arrived in New Delhi on October 25 to attend the BRICS Parliamentary Forum and was received at the airport by MPs Sandhya Ray and Dilip Saikia, according to a Lok Sabha post on X cited by IANS.
Thailand is a key partner in India's Act East Policy, and the parliamentary meeting came as BRICS parliamentary leaders gathered in New Delhi for the forum's joint deliberations.
Sources: IANS (via Dailyworld and HiIndia) and The World Opinion.