ASEAN India Car Rally 2012 at Sukhothai
The ASEAN-India Car Rally 2012, celebrating 20 years of partnership
between India and ASEAN reentered Thailand from Lao PDR at the First
Thai Lao Friendship Bridge on 10 December 2012. The Rally, which
consists of 31 Mahindra SUVs, received a warm welcome from the Governor
of Nong Khai province.
The Car Rally was received in Sukhothai by Governor of Sukhothai
Province and Anil Wadhwa, Ambassador of India to Thailand and senior
officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. Governor of
Sukhothai hosted a reception and spectacular light and sound show in
honor of the Rally participants at Sukhothai Historical Park.
Ambassador Anil Wadhwa recalled the historically close relations
between India and the region that have greatly expanded during 20 years
of India-ASEAN partnership. The Rally reached Mae Sot-Myawadi checkpoint
on Thai-Myanmar border on morning of 11 December 2012.
11 December 2012