Vietnamese PM Holds Talks with Indian Counterpart in New Delhi

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi held talks in New Delhi on August 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, New Delhi, August 1, 2024 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The two leaders were pleasured to witness the remarkable progress in the bilateral ties since the establishment of a bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016 on the occasion of Prime Minister Modi's visit to Viet Nam.

The pair agreed to cement and deepen the Viet Nam-India comprehensive strategic partnership on the foundation of the 52-year bilateral ties in line with the aspirations and legitimate interests of their people.

They agreed to strengthen traditional cooperation areas and develop new ones under the principle of higher political confidence, deeper national defense-security cooperation, more substantive and effective economic, trade, and investment ties; expand linkages in sci-tech and innovation, and spur closer cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

The two leaders also agreed to maintain regular exchange of all-level delegations across various channels.

They also highlighted the role of the Joint Commission meeting co-chaired by the two foreign ministers to review and concretize cooperation and oversee the effective implementation of the 2024-2028 Action Plan for the comprehensive strategic partnership.

The two Prime Ministers also spoke of the effective implementation of the Joint Vision Statement on the Viet Nam-India Defense Partnership toward 2030 since its signing in 2022.

In addition, they agreed to shake hands in defense and security industries, and maritime security, and build reliable partnerships in cybersecurity, intelligence sharing, and counter-terrorism.

India committed its ongoing support to training and capacity-building for Viet Nam's defense and security forces.

They also vowed to take measures to double the current trade and investment volume by 2030.

The talks between Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, New Delhi, August 1, 2024 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Prime Minister Pham took the occasion to call upon India to actively consider proposals from Vietnamese enterprises regarding the issuance and renewal of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certificates for Vietnamese goods.

The Vietnamese Government leader suggested the early signing of agreements on e-commerce and bilateral trade to fully optimize the growing retail market.

The pair also suggested expanding cooperation in science-technology, particularly in core technology, semi-conductor chips, AI, innovation, rare earth exploitation and processing technology, and information technology, and working towards the early establishment of a digital partnership forum and the signing of a digital partnership agreement.

Regarding regional and international issues, they agreed to continue support each other and closely coordination at regional and international forums, particularly the UN, the ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms.

Finally, they upheld the principles on ensuring security, safety and freedom of maritime and aviation, peacefully settling disputes on the basis of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982).

Source: VGP