President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central CommitteeNguyen Thien Nhan had meetings with a number of Indian officials onMarch 20 a s part of his on-going official friendly visit to India.
During his reception for VFF President Nhan, IndianVice President Hamid Ansari highlighted the development of thetraditional friendship and the strategic partnership between the twonations, especially in politics, economics, trade investment andsecurity-defence.
However, he noted that there is still greatpotential for boosting trade cooperation between the two countries,saying that the two sides should focus on removing trade barriers tomake their trade links stronger in the future.
Vietnam and Indiabecame the important trade partner of each other, with two-way tradehitting 5.7 billion USD in 2014, Nhan said, adding that bilateral tradeis expected to reach 7 billion USD this year.
According to Nhan,the two sides seek opportunities for cooperation through a meeting withVietnamese and Indian businesses in New Delhi on March 21, aiming tostep up bilateral economic and trade cooperation in the time ahead.
While briefing the host on the VFF’s function, Vietnam’s recentsocio-economic development as well as the country’s role in ASEAN, theVFF leader affirmed that Vietnam is willing to act as a bridge to linkIndia and other ASEAN member states.
In his meeting withIndian Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Lower House) Sumitra Mahajan, Nhanexpressed his hope that in her position, Mahajan will continuesupporting and doing her utmost to enhance the Vietnam-India StrategicPartnership as well as the ties between the two legislatures inparticular.
He said the two countries’ legislative bodies willboost ties by increasing all-level visit exchanges and sharingexperience in law-making as well as exchanges between parliamentariangroups, contributing to fostering the bilateral relations.
Mahajanspoke highly of the growing relations between Vietnam and India, andtheir legislatures, while expressing her joy of her upcoming visit toVietnam to attend the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132)Assembly.
While meeting with Indian Defence Minister ManoharParrikar, VFF President Nhan asserted that Vietnam always attachesimportance to strengthening relations with India, and supports India’sAct East Policy as well as the country’s greater role in the region andthe world.
In reply, the Indian minister said that Vietnam isone of his country’s crucial partners, adding that India is willing toback Vietnam’s development cause and continue promoting ties withVietnam in all fields.-VNA
During his reception for VFF President Nhan, IndianVice President Hamid Ansari highlighted the development of thetraditional friendship and the strategic partnership between the twonations, especially in politics, economics, trade investment andsecurity-defence.
However, he noted that there is still greatpotential for boosting trade cooperation between the two countries,saying that the two sides should focus on removing trade barriers tomake their trade links stronger in the future.
Vietnam and Indiabecame the important trade partner of each other, with two-way tradehitting 5.7 billion USD in 2014, Nhan said, adding that bilateral tradeis expected to reach 7 billion USD this year.
According to Nhan,the two sides seek opportunities for cooperation through a meeting withVietnamese and Indian businesses in New Delhi on March 21, aiming tostep up bilateral economic and trade cooperation in the time ahead.
While briefing the host on the VFF’s function, Vietnam’s recentsocio-economic development as well as the country’s role in ASEAN, theVFF leader affirmed that Vietnam is willing to act as a bridge to linkIndia and other ASEAN member states.
In his meeting withIndian Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Lower House) Sumitra Mahajan, Nhanexpressed his hope that in her position, Mahajan will continuesupporting and doing her utmost to enhance the Vietnam-India StrategicPartnership as well as the ties between the two legislatures inparticular.
He said the two countries’ legislative bodies willboost ties by increasing all-level visit exchanges and sharingexperience in law-making as well as exchanges between parliamentariangroups, contributing to fostering the bilateral relations.
Mahajanspoke highly of the growing relations between Vietnam and India, andtheir legislatures, while expressing her joy of her upcoming visit toVietnam to attend the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132)Assembly.
While meeting with Indian Defence Minister ManoharParrikar, VFF President Nhan asserted that Vietnam always attachesimportance to strengthening relations with India, and supports India’sAct East Policy as well as the country’s greater role in the region andthe world.
In reply, the Indian minister said that Vietnam isone of his country’s crucial partners, adding that India is willing toback Vietnam’s development cause and continue promoting ties withVietnam in all fields.-VNA
