Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 26 -- Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India, gathered on the occasion of the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, where they agreed upon ways to promote Socio-cultural Sustainability.

In the ASEAN-India Joint Leaders' Statement on Sustainable Tourism, as quoted by the Ministry of External Affairs, the member-states agreed to conserve historic and cultural heritage features and promote the inclusion of sites on the World Heritage Convention list.

The member states decided to involve local communities in promoting local heritage and culture by integrating fashion, handicraft, and gastronomy tourism to improve the quality of life of local communities. Promote capacity...