President Yudhoyono Attends Asean-India Summit

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Oct 10 (Antara) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the ASEAN-India Summit at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on Thursday. The meeting led by Brunei Darussalam`s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah was held after the summit of East Asian leaders. "The meeting will increase our strategic cooperation," Sultan Bolkiah said in his opening speech. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shared Sultan Bolkiah`s view. Held as part of the 23rd summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, this was the 11th such bilateral meeting between the leaders of ASEAN and India. Besides the Indian Prime Minister, Thursday`s summit was attended by 10 ASEAN leaders, including President Yudhoyono, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Singapore`s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Malaysia`s Prime Minister Najib Razak, Philippine President Benigno Aquino, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cambodia`s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Vietnam`s Prime Minister Ngu Yen Tan Dung, Laos`s Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, and Myanmar`s Prime Minister Thei Sein.