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Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang receiving Indian Ambassador Pranay Verma. |
At the reception, General Giang thanked the Indian diplomat for supporting the bilateral defense cooperation and expressed sympathy for the difficulties and losses of the Indian people due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Giang expressed his belief that with the Government’s active measures and support of the army, the Indian people will soon overcome this difficult time.
He said that at present the Vietnamese army has joined the Government’s efforts in containing the fourth COVID-19 wave in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese Defense Minister affirmed that Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership has developed over the past time in the fields of politics, defense and security, economics, culture, education and people-to-people exchanges.
He stressed that Vietnam attaches importance to the development of its comprehensive and substantial partnership with India, considering it an important factor helping the country succeed in national development.
For his part, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma congratulated Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang on being promoted to Defense Minister and affirmed that in his new position Giang will make practical contributions to strengthening the relationship between the two countries in general and two armies in particular.
Both sides spoke highly of the two countries’ bilateral defense coordination over the past years, especially the serious and active implementation of cooperation contents, including the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral defense cooperation as well as agreements signed by leaders of the two nations and defense ministries.
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Delegates at the reception |
They said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the two countries have continued defense cooperation through phone talks and online conferences and seminars. Cooperation in the defense industry, maritime security, training, and peacekeeping operations has become effective.
They agreed to accelerate the signing of the Joint Vision on Vietnam-India Defense Cooperation for the 2021-2025 period.
Translated by Song Anh