Vietnam values comprehensive strategic partnership with India: Deputy PM
Vietnam and India pledged to deepen their cooperation in defence, security, trade, investment, science and technology, climate change response, maritime cooperation, and maritime security.
At the meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh on the sidelines of the 2nd ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) in Hanoi on February 25. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is committed to preserving and expanding its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with India, affirmed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. Son made the remark while meeting w🐎ith Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh on the sidelines of the 2nd ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) in Hanoi on February 25.
He took the occasion to express his satisfaction with the rapid progress in bilateral ties, particularly following Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s state visit to India in August last year.
The Deputy PM recommended both sides actively implement the visit’s outcomes, including the action plan for Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership for 2024-2028.
The Indian official congratulated Vietnam on the successful organisation of the AFF, therefore strengthening ASEAN's centrality within the regional architecture and enhancing Vietnam’s international standing. He stressed that Vietnam remains a key partner in India's Act East policy.
Both host and guest agreed to increase high-level exchanges and visits. India confirmed its commitment to sending a high-ranking delegation to attend the United Nations Vesak Day celebration, which Vietnam will host in May.
They pledged to deepen the countries’ cooperation in defence, security, trade, investment, science and technology, climate change response, maritime cooperation, and maritime security. They also set targets to double bilateral trade and investment while facilitating major joint projects in strategic sectors such as transport infrastructure, logistics, high technology, rare earths, and oil and gas.
Highlighting the nations’ shared values and common interests in building a peaceful, stable, and prosperous region that respects international law, Singh stated India will strengthen coordination with Vietnam and ASEAN.
He also voiced India's support for ASEAN’s centrality in the rules-based regional architecture as well as for the peaceful resolution of disputes in the East Sea in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)./.
The Deputy Minister suggested that both nations focus on implementing the exchange of delegations, especially high-level ones, and maintaining existing cooperation mechanisms, particularly in training programmes and defence industry collaboration.
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Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane affirmed that the presence of Vietnamese press offices in Laos vividly demonstrates the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations, as the press is not only a means of communication but also an important bridge for spreading consciousness about the history, values, and strategic depth of the Laos – Vietnam relationship to the people of both countries and the international community.
The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
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