The Foreign Minister re-affirmed the need to intensify the concrete steps being taken towards achieving the goal of regional economic co-operation. In this connection, they paid tribute to the initiatives being taken by the Asian Council of Minister of ECAFE.
The Foreign Ministers recognized the need to intensify co-operation in all fields of economic and social activity at international forums, on the basis of the principles and conclusions of the First and Second United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the provisions of the Charter of Algiers, and the objectives of the Second United Nations Development Decade.
The Foreign Minister of India expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to the warm welcome and cordial hospitality accorded to him and his party during his visit to Indonesia. He extended an invitation to the Foreign Minister of Indonesia to visit India.
