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Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish addressing the event. Photo: cand.com.vn
The event were attended by Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan, who is also President of the Vietnam-India Friendship Association; Ha Ngoc Chien, Chairman of the National Assembly's Council for Ethnic Affairs and Chairman of the National Assembly’s Vietnam-India Parliamentary Friendship Group; and Senior Lieutenant General Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

Speaking at the ceremony, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish re-affirmed the close relations between the two countries. The ambassador noted the bilateral cooperation developing in various fields, such as defense-security, culture, economy, human resources development and training, and science-technology.

According to the ambassador, 2017 is the year of friendship between Vietnam and India as the two countries are celebrating the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties, the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership, and the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India dialogue partnership.

Translated by Thuy Duong