According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, sharing the significance of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh 's state visit to India from July 30 to August 1, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son noted that this is the first visit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam to India since the two countries established a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016. "The visit is extremely important, creating new momentum and opening a new chapter in reality." more qualitative and profound, with more opportunities in Vietnam - India relations" - the minister said.
Minister Bui Thanh Son pointed out that in two days, the Prime Minister had a dense, rich and diverse working program, with about 25 activities, including talks and meetings with senior leaders. Indian leaders, major Indian corporations, spoke at the Vietnam - India Business Forum and the Indian Council of International Affairs.
During the visit, the leaders of the two countries affirmed the message of further strengthening the Vietnam - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in traditional fields and expanding new areas of cooperation in the green economy, digital economy, knowledge economy, increasing two-way trade and investment, promoting and deepening cooperation in science and technology.
Regarding the outstanding results of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit, Minister Bui Thanh Son shared: "The visit was a great success, achieving the set goals with specific and practical results, meet the concerns and expectations of both sides". Vietnam and India issued a Joint Declaration on Strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, signed 9 documents in the fields of diplomacy, defense, finance, health, culture, tourism, and training. creating human resources, including the Action Program to implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the period 2024 - 2028.
In the exchange, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in the spirit of "Five More": Higher political and strategic trust; Deeper defense and security cooperation; Economic, trade, and investment cooperation is more substantive, effective, and groundbreaking; Science and technology cooperation and innovation are more open; Cultural cooperation, tourism and people-to-people exchanges are more closely connected.
"The signing of the 500 million USD credit package for national defense by the two sides is a breakthrough during the visit" - Minister Bui Thanh Son said.
Also according to Minister Bui Thanh Son, during the Prime Minister's visit, Vietnam - India agreed to aim for two-way trade turnover of 20 billion USD, doubling two-way investment from now to 2030.
Vietnam requested India to resolve the issue of trade barriers and promote Vietnam's strong products to India's large and potential market such as electronics, textiles, and agricultural products; Attract large Indian corporations to invest in Vietnam in the fields of infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, and energy.
"On this occasion, businesses from the two countries signed 6 major contracts on aviation, airports and logistics" - Minister Bui Thanh Son added.
