National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (Source: VNA)During her meeting with President Mukherjee onDecember 10 as part of her on-going visit to India, the Vietnamese toplegislator hailed India’s viewpoint on East Sea-related issues.
She expressed her joy at India’s great andcomprehensive socio-economic achievements, as well as the remarkabledevelopment in the ties between the two countries over the last 45 years.
She said Vietnam appreciates President Mukherjee’sstatement that India considers Vietnam an important pillar in his country’s ActEast Policy and a strategic partner of India in ASEAN.
While praising the Indian President for hiscontributions to the two countries' friendship, Chairwoman Ngan hopes PresidentMukherjee will continues working to further promote the bilateral relations,including links between the Vietnamese and Indian legislatures, for the sake ofthe two peoples as well as for peace, development, and prosperity in the regionand the world.
For his part, Pranab Mukherjee said he believesNgan’s visit will contribute to ushering in a new chapter in the relationshipbetween the two countries.
He shared his impression of Vietnamese landscapeand people during his trip to Vietnam in 2014, affirming that Vietnam has obtainedcrucial achievements during its Doi moi (renewal) process.
India and Vietnam need to boost economic tiesthrough promoting trade exchange and creating favourable conditions forinvestors of both nations, towards lifting two-way trade to 15 billion USD by2020, he suggested.
The President hopes the Vietnamese Government andNational Assembly will encourage Vietnamese firms to join the “Make in India”campaign launched by the Indian Government as well as the digital revolution ofIndia.
The two countries should also enhance cooperationin energy, especially nuclear, renewable and environmentally friendly energy,he said.
The host reiterated India’s view on the East Seaissue, saying that India backs non-militarisation, the fully respect forlegal and diplomatic processes, and the settlement of disputesthrough peaceful measures in line with international law, and opposes tothe use of force and the threat to use force to solvedisputes in the sea.-VNA
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