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Vietnamese, Indian naval forces asked to foster cooperation

Vietnamese, Indian naval forces asked to foster cooperation in shipbuilding

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, has suggested that Vietnam’s and India’s naval forces should focus on seeking cooperation possibilities in shipbuilding, ship repair and maintenance.
Vietnamese, Indian naval forces asked to foster cooperation in shipbuilding ảnh 1Overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –Sen. Lieut. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the VietnamPeople’s Army, has suggested that Vietnam’s and India’s naval forces shouldfocus on seeking cooperation possibilities in shipbuilding, ship repair andmaintenance.

He made the proposalwhile hosting the visiting Vice Admiral Gurtej Singh Pabby, Chief of Materielof the Indian Navy in Hanoi on July 23.

Highlighting the traditionalfriendship between Vietnam and India, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Minh stated that theGovernment and people of Vietnam are always grateful for the support of theGovernment and people of India during the former’s struggle for independenceand reunification in the past, as well as its current national construction anddefence.

He showed his delightat the cooperation outcomes across all fields between the two countries overthe past years, including the growth of bilateral defence ties.

He pledged that theGeneral Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army always creates optimal conditionsfor the naval forces of Vietnam and India to promote collaboration.

For his part, ViceAdmiral Gurtej Singh Pabby expressed his pleasure at the sound development inthe partnership between the two naval forces over the past years.

He said that he hopesthe affiliation will become stronger and more effective.

The Indian navy iswilling to share experiences and cooperate with the Vietnamese naval in allfields, he stated. -VNA
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