Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (L) and Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu (baoquocte.vn) New Delhi (VNA) – Vietnamese VicePresident Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu affirmedthat they attach great importance to the long-standing friendship between thetwo countries during their talks in New Delhi on February 12.
They said the bilateral political trust has beenreinforced through the maintenance of annual high-level visits.
The two sides discussed measures to furtherpromote the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and India,especially in key pillars such as national defence, security, economy, trade,investment, science-technology and people-to-people exchanges.
They expressed their satisfaction over the developmentof bilateral economic and trade ties, and agreed to realise the two-way tradetarget of 15 billion USD this year.
The host and guest deliberated specific measuresin bilateral trade cooperation and assigned relevant ministries and departmentsto remove existing technical problems.
The launch of a direct air route between the twocountries will facilitate trade activities, tourism and people-to-peopleexchanges, they said.
They agreed to strengthen coordination atregional and international forums, and promote peace and stability in the EastSea based on international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention onthe Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Vice President Thinh thanked the Indiangovernment and people for supporting Vietnam over the past years as well aswhen Vietnam is assuming the role of ASEAN Chair in 2020 and a non-permanentmember of the UN Security Council for 2020-2021.
Vice President Thinh is on an official visit toIndia from February 11 to 13./.
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