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VN-India defence policy dialogue concretises joint commitments

The 11th Vietnam-India defence policy dialogue, which took place in New Delhi, India on August 1, demonstrated India’s high political trust and wish to enhance defence ties with Vietnam, said Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.
VN-India defence policy dialogue concretises joint commitments ảnh 1 Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh (Source: VNA)

New Delhi(VNA) – The 11th Vietnam-India defence policy dialogue, which tookplace in New Delhi, India on August 1, demonstrated India’s high political trustand wish to enhance defence ties with Vietnam, said Vietnamese Deputy DefenceMinister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.

The official, whoco-chaired the dialogue, told the Vietnam News Agency that he is pleased withresults of the event, which, he said, is to concretise commitments reached byhigh-ranking leaders of the two countries, especially those between the twodefence ministries aiming to intensify defence cooperation, mutual politicaltrust and national defence of both countries.

According to the deputyminister, Vietnam and India have agreed to organise high-level visits anddelegation exchanges, and cooperate in training, defence industry andhigh-technology as well as between armed services.

To that end, itrequires the two sides to roll out specific programmes and plans for effective cooperation,he said, noting that during the dialogue, they reached a programme on defencecollaboration in the next five years.

Accordingly, they willstep up the exchange of strategic viewpoints and defence policies, as well ascollaboration in training and other spheres like peace-keeping operations,maritime security and defence science-technology, among others.

Of note, the two sidesconsented to set forth common plans on all realms in an effort to deal withtheir differences and raise the efficiency of cooperation, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Vinhsaid.

The deputy ministersaid the dialogue took place in the context that the Vietnam-Indiacomprehensive strategic partnership thrived over the past two years, citingvisits to India by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President Tran Dai Quangin January and March 2018.

Last June, IndianDefence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also visitedVietnam, during which the minister and her Vietnamese counterpart Ngo Xuan Lichcommitted to enhancing the bilateral defence ties, he said.-VNA
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