Hanoi (VNA) – The visit to India by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan is expected to deepen the bilateral relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc told the media after the visit concluded on December 11.
He said the visit, which lasted from December 8-11, helped concretize the comprehensive strategic partnership established during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Vietnam in September this year. It contributed to reinforcing and expanding the multifaceted cooperation between the two countries at a time when they are celebrating the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties (1972-2017) and 10th anniversary of strategic partnership (2007-2017).
The signing of an agreement between the two countries’ parliaments on this occasion will also create a legal framework for the two law making bodies to boost their ties, the deputy minister said.
While highlighting the time-honoured friendship between Vietnam and India, Deputy Minister Ngoc pointed to bright prospects of bilateral ties, with the elevation of the bilateral strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership creating a strong momentum for cooperation across the fields.
In addition, the high political trust between the two countries provides a favourable environment for not only political-diplomatic and security-defence ties but also economic, trade and investment collaboration to grow, he said, noting that India is one of the top 10 trade partners of Vietnam with two-way trade seeing an annual average growth of 16 percent and surpassing 5 billion USD in 2015.
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