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NA leader highlights Vietnamese-Indian contact

National Assembly leader highlights Vietnamese-Indian contact

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 13 for Geetesh Sharma, President of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee in India’s West Bengal.
National Assembly leader highlights Vietnamese-Indian contact ảnh 1National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan welcomes Geetesh Sharma, President of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee in India’s West Bengal (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – NationalAssembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 13 forGeetesh Sharma, President of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee in India’sWest Bengal.

Ngan thanked Geetesh Sharma and membersof the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee in West Bengal for fosteringpeople-to-people contact between the two countries.

She underscored that Vietnamesepeople always keep in mind the support provided by India in the past and at present,lauding contributions of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee to stepping up thebilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.

The NA leader highly valuedefforts of President Geetesh Sharma in the past 50 years through stories and translatedpublications and books on Vietnam and late President Ho Chi Minh, as well ashis initiative to translate two Vietnamese poem collections to Hindi andBengali languages and publish them.

She mentioned meaningful activitiesheld by the committee to show support and solidarity with Vietnamese people andstrengthen people-to-people ties and cultural exchanges between the twocountries.

The NA leader said she hopes thata fact-finding tour of localities in Vietnam will enable Sharma to gathermaterials for his works and seek measures to enhance the cooperation betweenthe committee and relevant Vietnamese agencies.

For his part, Sharma reiteratedwarm sentiments and whole-hearted support that Indian people have givenVietnam.

From 1945-1975, his hometown inKolkata, the capital city of West Bengal State, launched various movements toshow solidarity with Vietnamese people.

Stressing the need to continuemaintaining and promoting the friendship between the two countries, Sharma saidthat in the coming time, the two countries should continue increasingpeople-to-people exchange as well as cooperation in tourism and culture.

He revealed that he is writing a bookabout the admiration for the nation and people of Vietnam, which has beencompleted by half. He said he hopes that the visit will help him finish thebook in November, contributing to bolstering mutual understanding betweenVietnamese and Indian people. - VNA
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