Jakarta, Oct. 26 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 22

nd

ASEAN-India Summit, convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Summit reviewed the progress of ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) and its future direction, with a view to further advancing an ASEAN-India CSP that is meaningful, substantive, and mutually beneficial.

Following the designation of 2025 as ASEAN-India Year of Tourism, the Summit adopted

the ASEAN-India Joint Leaders' Statement on Sustainable Tourism

, reaffirming the vital contribution of the tourism sector to economic growth and its important role in fostering people-to-people contacts between ASEAN and India.

Reflecting further commitment to advancing mari...