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``Our policy is there. We have made it clear several times that there can be no place for such training camps,'' he told reporters before leaving on a seven-day visit to Indonesia and Thailand. ``The difficulty is that Pakistan does not accept that such camps are being run by it but the entire world knows the truth,'' Mr. Vajpayee said. He said that in New York, the U.S. President, George W. Bush, had told Pakistan that such camps were being run by it and that these should be dismantled. Asked what he aimed to achieve at the second India-ASEAN summit, Mr. Vajpayee said, ``With ASEAN countries our relations are growing. This summit is a step in that direction.'' Asked about his agenda for his meeting with the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, and whether the border problem will figure in the talks, he said, ``Talks are still to take place. We are neighbours in Asia.'' Asserting the need for dealing with increasing terrorism in the Southeast Asian region, he voiced concern over the fate of multilateralism in the modern world. Unsatisfactory progress on the Doha development agenda affected Southeast Asia in the same way as it affected India, he said. Mr. Vajpayee said, ``Our relations with countries of regional groupings and with ASEAN have acquired a new dynamism in recent years.'' Terming Thailand as one of India's ``closest allies'' in the ASEAN region, he said, ``We have maintained our traditional cultural affinity. We have also significantly strengthened our trade and economic cooperation in recent years''. Observing that Thailand had made remarkable economic recovery in the last few years after the Asian financial crisis, he said he looked forward to an exchange of views and perspectives with the Thai leadership. Observing that the people of Indian origin were a significant minority in Thailand, he said they played an important role in the political, economic and social life of that country. The Prime Minister was seen off at the airport by the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, the Law Minister, Arun Jaitley, the Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson, K.C. Pant, the Cabinet Secretary, Kamal Pande, and the Home Secretary, N. Gopalaswami.
CII team
A high-power Confederation of Indian Industry delegation will accompany Mr. Vajpayee to Indonesia to further economic ties with ASEAN countries, Indonesia in particular. The delegation, led by Jamshyd N, Godrej, chairman, CII-ASEAN Committee, will interact with Rudy Pesik, Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council, and other members of the council.
On the occasion, CII will also launch a portal on India-Indonesia.
Indonesia, being one of the larger players in the ASEAN, is an important entity as far as India is concerned and there is a tremendous potential in increasing trade between the two countries.
PTI, UNI
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