Vietnam and India agree on strengthening cooperation

(VOVworld) - Vietnam supports India’s Look East policy and multi-dimensional regional connectivity. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was speaking in talks with   his Indian counterpart Narenda Modi on Tuesday.

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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met his Indian counterpart Narenda Modi

Both agreed to promote bilateral strategic partnership and exchanges at all levels. They will promote national defense and security, science and technology, educational and cultural cooperation. They agreed on the gravity of peace, stability, maritime and aerial safety in the East Sea. Prime Minister Modi said India supports just interests and rights of counties in the East Sea while settling conflicts by peaceful means based on international law. They witnessed the signing of several cooperative agreements on culture, radio broadcasting between VOV and All India Radio, oil and gas between Indian counterparts and Petro Vietnam.

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VOV Director General Nguyen Dang Tien (L) and  Shri Jawhar Sircar, Chief Executive Officer of India's Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung:“We agreed on our common goal of raising bilateral trade revenue to 15 billion dollars by 2020. We will facilitate business cooperation in oil and gas, energy, infrastructure, information technology and agricultural production, especially joining in the Indian program on made in India products”

Prime Minister Modi said India is willing to lend Vietnam 300 million dollars to finance its material imports.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met leaders of major political parties in India and expected them to contribute more to bilateral ties. He met Indian President Pranab Mukherjee before leaving India the same day.

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