Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai has presented a decision to appoint Velagapudi Kavitha Dutt, Joint Managing Director at Kcp Ltd, as the Honorary Consul of Vietnam to Tamil Nadu state.
Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai (R) and Velagapudi Kavitha Dutt (Photo: The Hindu)
New Delhi (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai has presented a decision to appoint Velagapudi Kavitha Dutt, Joint Managing Director at Kcp Ltd, as the Honorary Consul of Vietnam to Tamil Nadu state.
Speaking at a ceremony onJanuary 16, the Vietnamese diplomat said the honorary consul will play an importantrole in promoting economic, tourism, culture cooperation and people-to-peopleexchange between Vietnam and India in general and Tamil Nadu in particular, andin effectively implementing Vietnam’s citizen protection work in the Indian state.
He expressed his belief that Dutt will well fulfill her duties, contributing tostrengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the twocountries.
For her part, Dutt expressedher honour and pride to be appointed as an honorary consul to represent Vietnamin Tamil Nadu, which is one of the most developed states in India.
She pledged to do her utmost to support the Vietnamese community in the state, contributingto promoting Vietnamese tourism, culture, country and people; and continue to explorecooperation potential between Tamil Nadu and other localities of Vietnam,especially economic cooperation.
KCP Ltd has 80 years of experience in producing cement,sugar, heavy industrial machinery and sophisticated and hi-tech equipment forprojects in clean energy, defence, space and nuclear. The firm has alsoinvested 103 million USD in Vietnam, especially in the central province of PhuYen, mainly in sugar refining and power generation./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai (R) and Velagapudi Kavitha Dutt (Photo: The Hindu) 
