A delegation from the Nhan dan (People) newspaper, the organ of theCommunist Party of Vietnam, paid a working visit to India from July 3–11at the invitation of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

The delegation was led by Editor-in-Chief Thuan Huu, who is a memberof the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Vietnam JournalistsAssociation.

In a working session with IndianMinister of State V.K. Singh and officials from the Ministry of ExternalAffairs in New Delhi, the two sides informed each other on theirrespective country’s current political context, highlighting the sounddevelopment of friendship and bilateral cooperation.

They noted that collaboration on the press, information andcommunications was not yet on par with their strategic partnership.

Minister of State V.K. Singh spoke highly of the accomplishmentsVietnam achieved during its nation building, adding that thedelegation’s visit would help promote the alliance and affiliationbetween the two countries.

Congratulating Indiaon its recent achievements, Thuan Huu stressed that Vietnam appreciatedthe South Asian nation’s assistance during its struggle for nationalliberation in the past as well as during today’s development process. Heexpressed his firm belief that their traditional friendship andstrategic partnership would continuously flourish.

During their visit, the Vietnamese delegation also met with officialsof the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, as well asrepresentatives of the Confederation of Indian Industry, and the Oil andNatural Gas Corporation.

It also held workingsessions with representatives of major local media outlets, includingDoordarshan Television, NDTV Television, PTI News Agency, the “New Age”newspaper – the Communist Party of India’s media channel and the“People’s Democracy” newspaper – the Marxist Communist Party of India’smedia channel.-VNA