India-ASEAN summit postponed

New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) The India-ASEAN summit scheduled
for Saturday at Pattaya has been postponed following
anti-government demonstrations in Thailand.

India's Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath had
reached Pattaya Friday, representing Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh at the summit.

The summit was to review the progress of signing the
free-trade agreement between New Delhi and the 10-nation South
East Asian trading bloc, an official said here.

Nath was also to participate in the East-Asia summit.

India-ASEAN and the East-Asia summit, comprising countries
like Japan and China, were to coincide with the ASEAN summit
at the Thai Holiday Resort which saw anti-government
demonstrations. PTI PC
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