At the reception (Photo: VNA) New Delhi (VNA) – National Assembly ChairmanVuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in New Delhi for Indian Minister of ExternalAffairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on December 17, assuring him that Vietnamalways treasures its comprehensive strategic partnership with India.
Hue also lauded India for considering Vietnam apriority in its Act East policy.
He suggested the two foreign ministries workclosely together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of bilateraldiplomatic ties next year, continue facilitating high-level exchanges viaParty, State, Government, NA and people-to-people exchange channels.
The leader proposed enhancing economic andtourism recovery and development post pandemic, encouraging airlines to soon restore andopen more direct flights connecting the two nations’ major cities.
Speaking highly of their close coordination atregional and international forums, especially when the two countries arenon-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council this year, hewished that India would back Vietnam’s bid for seats at internationalorganisations and agencies.
Jaishankar, for his part, stressed that Indiaattaches special importance to Vietnam’s increasingly improved role in theregion and the world, and in ASEAN in particular. He wished that Vietnam wouldcontinue serving as a bridge promoting closer linkages between India and ASEAN.
They shared the view that the bilateralcomprehensive strategic partnership is growing on the five pillars of politics-diplomacy,national defence-security, economy-trade-investment, science-technology,culture-sport and people-to-people exchange. The two countries are activelycarrying out the 2021-2023 Action Programme and the Joint Vision for Peace,Prosperity and People adopted in December 2020.
Both sides agreed to step up ties in education-trainingby increasing India’s scholarships for Vietnam, as well as offer all possible supportto energy cooperation, including exploration and exploitation of oil and gas atsea, a field of India’s strength.
On regional and global issues of sharedconcern, they affirmed that Vietnam and India will continue backing efforts to stepup the settlement of disputes via peaceful means in line with internationallaw, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, forthe sake of peace, cooperation, stability and development in the region and theworld./.
