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Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh meets Indian President

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh had a meeting with Indian President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi on February 13, as part of her official visit to India from February 11 to 13.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh meets Indian President ảnh 1Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (R) meets with Indian President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi on February 13 (Photo: VNA)

New Delhi (VNA) – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh had ameeting with Indian President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi on February 13, as part of her official visit to India from February 11 to 13.

During the meeting, Vice President Thinh informed her host on theoutcomes of her talks with Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.

The Indian President expressed his pleasure at the extension of the twocountries’ product sharing contract at Lot 128 in the East Sea for two moreyears, saying that it is a clear message on India’s stance on the East Sea.

He re-affirmed that Vietnam is an important pillar in India’s Act EastPolicy and in India’s relations with the ASEAN, especially when Vietnam isserving as Chair of ASEAN in 2020 and a non-permanent member in the UN SecurityCouncil for 2020-2021.           

The two leaders agreed to maintain the frequency of high-level exchangesand contact every year as well as existing cooperative mechanisms between thetwo countries.

They vowed to continue well implementing signed agreements, especiallythe plan of action for 2017-2020, while encouraging their businesses tointensify cooperation, expand investment to new fields of India’s strength andVietnam’s demand such as science-technology, energy-renewable energy, and oilrefinery and petrol chemicals.

The leaders also agreed to accelerate the implementation ofnon-refundable aid and preferential credit packages for Vietnam, and facilitatethe opening and operation of flights between major cities of the two countries.

They assigned ministries and agencies of the two countries to continuewith talks to remove obstacles in trade and investment ties, towards the goalof 15 billion USD worth of trade value this year.

The two sides agreed to continue with their close coordination andmutual support at international and regional forums, towards the early finalizationof an impartial and comprehensive Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Seathat ensures the interests of all concerned parties.          

The same day, Vice President Thinh visited the Vietnam Embassy andtalked with the embassy’s staff and overseas Vietnamese in India./.
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