The Vietnamese Government, people and army always attach importance to comprehensively and practically developing relations with India, a senior Vietnamese officer has said.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government, people and army always attachimportance to comprehensively and practically developing relations with India,a senior Vietnamese officer has said.
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of theGeneral Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister ofNational Defence, made the statement at a reception for Indian Ambassador toVietnam Pranay Verma in Hanoi on November 15.
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Giang highlighted the development of defence cooperationbetween the two nations in recent years, saying that the two sides have maintainedvisits and meetings of senior military leaders.
They have also effectively implemented annual cooperation mechanisms, whilepaying heed to promoting ties in border security, training, defence industry,UN peacekeeping operation, and strategic research, the host said.
Vietnam wants and is willing to continue strengthening friendship and comprehensivecooperation for mutual benefit with India in all areas, he stressed.
Vietnam will undertake its role as ASEAN Chair in2020, he said, adding that the Vietnamese Defence Ministry will host numerous militaryand defence meetings, including the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting(ADMM)and the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM+). He wishedIndia would actively participate in and support Vietnam.
For his part, Ambassador Verma agreedwith the host’s proposal, while expressing his impression on the country andpeople of Vietnam.
He affirmed that during his term in Vietnam, he will do his utmost to promotecooperation between the two nations, including collaboration in defence./.
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At the reception (Source: VNA) 
