(VOV) – Vietnam-India relations have fared well in all areas since the 2007 establishment of their strategic partnership.
- Promoting Vietnam-India trade exchange
- Indian, Vietnam children paint closer relations
- India grants 150 annual ITEC scholarships to Vietnam
HCM City’s Vietnam-India Friendship Association President Huynh Thanh Lap was speaking at a January 24 meeting in HCM City ahead of India’s Republic Day on January 26.
He congratulated India on its achievements over the past 65 years and expressed confidence the country’s economic, defence, and technological advances will propel it into becoming an Asian and international power.
He emphasised the two countries’ history of friendship and their cultural, artistic, and religious similarities and said they both experienced the past struggle for national independence.
Vietnam-India cultural exchange in Danang in 2013
The two countries regularly exchange high-ranking visits, negotiate cooperative agreements, and coordinate at regional and international forums.
Lap noted HCM City has collaborated with the Indian Consulate General on a number of cultural exchanges and investment and trade promotion activities.
Indian Consul General Deepal Mittal expressed his delight at the positive development of bilateral relations and hoped two-way trade turnover would hit US$7 billion in 2015.
He also revealed the Consulate General is preparing for the establishment of a twin city relationship between HCM City and Mumbai.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
