Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish speaks at the seminar (Source: http://kinhtedothi.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – The traditional tiesbetween Vietnam and India are developing across the fields, from cooperation indefence-security to trade, investment and people-to-people exchanges.
IndianAmbassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish made the evaluation at a seminar onprospects of bilateral ties held in Hanoi on September 21.
He said the two countries elevated the bilateralrelations to comprehensive strategic partnership during the official visit toVietnam by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2016.
India considers ASEAN the centre of its Act Eastpolicy and Vietnam is an important pillar in this policy, the diplomat said,adding that he believes in even brighter development prospects for the twonations’ partnership.
President of the Vietnam Academy of SocialSciences Nguyen Quang Thuan said since Vietnam and India gained independence in1945 and 1947 respectively, the bilateral ties have been continuously nurturedand developed to new heights.
He noted that Indian Prime Minister JawaharlalNehru was the first foreign leader to visit Vietnam after the Southeast Asiancountry made the historic Dien Bien Phu victory in 1945.
Traderelations were also high on the seminar’s agenda, with attention on theobstacles that hinder bilateral trade and solutions.
Director ofthe Institute for India and Southwest Asia Studies Nguyen Xuan Trung said thereare three groups of barriers in Vietnam-India trade relations, which are cultural,religious and institutional differences.
He suggested the two sides expand legalfoundation and increase the efficiency of trade promotion activities.-VNA
