1. The Tenth Meeting of ASEAN and India Tourism Ministers was held on 4 February 2023, in conjunction with the 26^th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers (M-ATM), in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. H.E. Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Republic of Indonesia, chaired the Meeting and H.E. Jayant N. Khobragade, Ambassador of India to ASEAN, India, as Co-Chairman. The 10^th M-ATM India was preceded by the 29^th ASEAN-India Tourism Working Group Meeting on 3 February 2023.

2. Both sides celebrated the year of 2022 which commemorated the 30^th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations and were pleased to note the strengthening of relations over the last 30 years, which has provided a robust foundation for ASEAN-India cooperation in the tourism sector. The Meeting also noted that the Strategic Partnership has been elevated to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in which tourism has been identified as one of the important areas for collaboration. In view of this, the Meeting welcomed opportunities to promote practical cooperation between ASEAN and India in key priority areas identified by both sides.

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