Thursday, December 6, 2012
ASEAN- India Car Rally reaches Cambodia, and leads to Vietnam
PHNOM PENH: ASEAN –India car rally 2012 will continue its trip to
Vietnam today after a night stay in Cambodia. This morning the team of
car rally gathered in front of Independence monument in city of Phnom
Penh before starting their journey to Ho Chi Minh Vietnam through Bavet
border gate in Cambodia. The flag –off ceremony was held under
presidency of deputy prime minister and council minister Sok An, the
event will contribute to strengthening cooperation between the Asean
bloc and India. The car rally will return back Kratie province of
Cambodia before going to Laos. When the members of the car rally arrived
at Angkor wat temple, world heritage site and world tourism destination
in the kingdom, they planted trees to symbolize the cooperation. The
Asean and India are trying to boost their ties for progress and
prosperity. The ASEAN- India Car Rally 2012, organized by the Ministry
of External Affairs, Government of India and the Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII), was kicked off on 26th November 2012 at Yogyakarta,
Indonesia with a ceremonial flag off at Singapore. The rally covered a
total distance of 8000 kilometers across nations- Indonesia, Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and finally will
reach India on 20 December 2012 , according to the schedule .
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