Chairman of the Vietnam-India Friendship Association Truong Minh Tuan, who is also Minister of Information and Communications (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Minister ofInformation and Communications Truong Minh Tuan had talks with IndianAmbassador in Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish on ways to strengthen bilateralpartnership in information technology and high quality human resourcestraining.
Both sides also discussed the issuance of ashared stamp collection to mark the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam-Indiadiplomatic ties and 10 years of the bilateral strategic partnership.
As the Chair of the Vietnam-IndiaFriendship Organisation in the 2016-2021 tenure, Minister Tuan noted thatVietnam and India have enjoyed growing cooperation, especially in informationand communications.
Vietnam attaches much importance to thedevelopment of IT, telecommunications, considering it as a spearhead industrywhich is prioritised for development to support other industries, he said.
The Ministry of Information andCommunications of Vietnam and the Ministry of Electronics and InformationTechnology of India have also signed a memorandum of understanding on ITcooperation, he said, adding that thus is a foundation for both sides tostrengthen affiliation in the future.
Tuan reiterated that the Indian Government hadannounced a 1-billion-USD assistance for ASEAN countries, especially Vietnam,Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, with priorities on projects on digital connectivityand infrastructure connection.
He suggested that the two sides discussdetails of the programme in the coming time, while asking India to assistVietnam in training high quality IT engineers for e-government building andsmart cities in the Southeast Asian nation.
The Indian ambassador lauded the fruitfulcollaboration between the two countries over the past years, expressing his hopefor more extensive and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries inthe future.
Currently, India has formed a workinggroups for the implementation of the signed memorandum of understanding in ITpartnership with Vietnam, said the diplomat, adding that India will coordinatewith Vietnam on the publishing of a stamp collection on Vietnam-Indiadiplomatic ties.
Both sides also shared their belief that thetalks will open new cooperation opportunities between the two countries in ITand communication in the future.-VNA
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