Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left New Delhi on the October 28 evening (Vietnam time), concluding his official visit to India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

During his stay in India from October 27, the Vietnamese Government leader held talks with PM Narendra Modi and met with President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President and Chairman of the Indian Parliament’s Rayja Sabha (Upper House) Hamid Ansari, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Lower House) Sumitra Mahajan, and Minister of Exteral Affairs Sushma Swaraj.

He also attended and delivered a speech at the Vietnam-India Trade and Investment and received leaders of some major economic groups in India such as TATA, ESSAR and ILFS.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and the Indian leaders reiterated their commitment to promoting the comprehensive development of the bilateral strategic partnership.

The Indian side affirmed Vietnam as an important pillar in its Look East policy.

The two sides agreed to increase the exchange of delegations under the established dialogue mechanism and effectively implement the signed agreements.

Before the Vietnamese leader left for home, the two sides issued a joint statement on the visit.-VNA