Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) receives Indian Ambassador to Vietnam in Hanoi on February 9. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said he ishappy with important progress in the cooperation between Vietnam and Indiawhile hosting the Indian Ambassador to Vietnam in Hanoi on February 9.
Minh spoke highly of the two countries upgrading their ties to comprehensivestrategic partnership, saying it has created a crucial framework for theirrelations to grow deeply and in a more stable manner in the coming time.
The two countries marked the 45th anniversary of their diplomaticties in this January and will celebrate their 10 year-old strategicpartnership in July, he told Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, reminding thediplomat of joint coordination to prepare for upcoming high-level visits andimportant events.
Deputy PM Minh suggested that the two sides should soon accomplish and sign anaction programme to actualize the comprehensive strategic partnership, since thebilateral relations are growing soundly and cooperation at all levels andthrough various channels have been strengthened.
He expressed his hope that the two countries will maintain their positivedevelopment trend and ratchet up the implementation of bilateral cooperativemechanisms to strive for two-way trade value to rise stably anddefence-security collaboration, technology transfer and scientific research tobe intensified.
Ambassador HarishParvathaneni affirmed that Vietnam is one of the crucial pillars of India’s“Act East” policy and appreciated the country’s role as the coordinatingcountry in the ASEAN-India relations in the 2015-2018 period.
He said the two countries’ ties made great progress in 2016 following the visitto Vietnam by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September and the India visit byChairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in December and thesigning of important agreements on defence, atomic energy, space research andinformation technology.
The diplomat vowed to work closely with Vietnamese ministries, sectors andbranches in order to deploy reached agreements efficiently, prepare well forupcoming high-level visits, and speed up the disbursement of India’s creditpackages provided for Vietnam.
He reported that the India Embassy plans to launch cultural exchanges,meetings, seminars, and economic forums with the aim of stepping up the twocountries wide-ranging ties.-VNA
Minh spoke highly of the two countries upgrading their ties to comprehensivestrategic partnership, saying it has created a crucial framework for theirrelations to grow deeply and in a more stable manner in the coming time.
The two countries marked the 45th anniversary of their diplomaticties in this January and will celebrate their 10 year-old strategicpartnership in July, he told Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, reminding thediplomat of joint coordination to prepare for upcoming high-level visits andimportant events.
Deputy PM Minh suggested that the two sides should soon accomplish and sign anaction programme to actualize the comprehensive strategic partnership, since thebilateral relations are growing soundly and cooperation at all levels andthrough various channels have been strengthened.
He expressed his hope that the two countries will maintain their positivedevelopment trend and ratchet up the implementation of bilateral cooperativemechanisms to strive for two-way trade value to rise stably anddefence-security collaboration, technology transfer and scientific research tobe intensified.
Ambassador HarishParvathaneni affirmed that Vietnam is one of the crucial pillars of India’s“Act East” policy and appreciated the country’s role as the coordinatingcountry in the ASEAN-India relations in the 2015-2018 period.
He said the two countries’ ties made great progress in 2016 following the visitto Vietnam by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September and the India visit byChairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in December and thesigning of important agreements on defence, atomic energy, space research andinformation technology.
The diplomat vowed to work closely with Vietnamese ministries, sectors andbranches in order to deploy reached agreements efficiently, prepare well forupcoming high-level visits, and speed up the disbursement of India’s creditpackages provided for Vietnam.
He reported that the India Embassy plans to launch cultural exchanges,meetings, seminars, and economic forums with the aim of stepping up the twocountries wide-ranging ties.-VNA
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