NewDelhi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hada meeting with representatives from the India Fund in New Delhi on December 10on the occasion of her on-going official visit to the country.
Speakingat the meeting, Chairwoman Ngan shared her hope that Vietnam and Indiawill expand cooperation in new fields such as high-technology, the use of renewable energy and power-savingequipment, and nuclear energy use and outer space study for peacefulpurposes.
Shebriefed participants on Vietnam’s recent socio-economic development, affirmingthat the country is active in promoting its international economic integration andimproving the legal system, thus facilitating the country’s economicdevelopment goal.
Vietnam boasts great potential in many fields, especially in infrastructuredevelopment, agriculture, processing industry and tourism, Ngan said, addingthat Vietnam is calling for investment in developing transport infrastructure.
India is a comprehensive strategic partner of Vietnam and it will continue tobe a important priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy, she stressed.
Ngan said India is one of the ten largest trade partners of Vietnam, withtwo-way trade reaching about 5.5 billion USD a year, and expressed her hope to see moreIndian firms to do business and invest in Vietnam in the coming time.
Indian Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu, member of the India Fund’s Boardof Directors, highlighted the significance of the Vietnamesetop legislator’s visit, saying that it will pave the way for closer cooperationbetween the two nations.
Thetwo sides need to bolster links in potential fields in the coming time, hesaid.
Later the day, NA Chairwoman Ngan received Dinesh Kumar Sarraf, Chairmanand Managing Director of Oil andNatural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) Videsh, during which Sarraf said he hopes the NA Chairwoman will support ONGC Videsh’s oil and gas projects in Vietnam andcooperation between his firm and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group.-VNA
Speakingat the meeting, Chairwoman Ngan shared her hope that Vietnam and Indiawill expand cooperation in new fields such as high-technology, the use of renewable energy and power-savingequipment, and nuclear energy use and outer space study for peacefulpurposes.
Shebriefed participants on Vietnam’s recent socio-economic development, affirmingthat the country is active in promoting its international economic integration andimproving the legal system, thus facilitating the country’s economicdevelopment goal.
Vietnam boasts great potential in many fields, especially in infrastructuredevelopment, agriculture, processing industry and tourism, Ngan said, addingthat Vietnam is calling for investment in developing transport infrastructure.
India is a comprehensive strategic partner of Vietnam and it will continue tobe a important priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy, she stressed.
Ngan said India is one of the ten largest trade partners of Vietnam, withtwo-way trade reaching about 5.5 billion USD a year, and expressed her hope to see moreIndian firms to do business and invest in Vietnam in the coming time.
Indian Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu, member of the India Fund’s Boardof Directors, highlighted the significance of the Vietnamesetop legislator’s visit, saying that it will pave the way for closer cooperationbetween the two nations.
Thetwo sides need to bolster links in potential fields in the coming time, hesaid.
Later the day, NA Chairwoman Ngan received Dinesh Kumar Sarraf, Chairmanand Managing Director of Oil andNatural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) Videsh, during which Sarraf said he hopes the NA Chairwoman will support ONGC Videsh’s oil and gas projects in Vietnam andcooperation between his firm and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group.-VNA
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