Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit creates new momentum for Vietnam - India relations

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Duong Giang/TTXVN

Ambassador, please tell us the meaning and key contents of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's state visit to India this time?

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay a state visit to India from July 30 to August 7, 1. This is the first visit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam to India after 8 years and the first visit at the Prime Minister level between the two countries after the two countries upgraded their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to India is very important for both Vietnam and India: Firstly, the visit shows the importance of our Party and State leaders in relations with India - a traditional friendly friend and Comprehensive Strategic Partner of Vietnam, a country that is rising strongly in the region and the world. For India, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is one of the first foreign leaders to visit India after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected for a third term, showing your appreciation for the relationship. two countries.

Second, the visit will create new momentum to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries established in 2016. During this visit, the leaders of the two countries will set out directions to deepen the relationship. Vietnam - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in all fields, meeting the interests of both countries in the context of complex geopolitical and economic adjustments in the world and the region. The two sides will continue to strengthen traditional areas of cooperation and expand into areas where both sides have potential and strengths such as information technology, renewable energy, green economy, digital economy, telecommunications. , biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure...

Third, the visit is also an opportunity for the two countries to increase sharing and coordination on regional and international issues and support each other in multilateral forums, promoting comprehensive strategic partnership. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – India, jointly contribute to maintaining and promoting peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

How does the Ambassador evaluate the cooperation between Vietnam and India in recent times and the prospects for relations between the two countries in the coming time?

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam in India Nguyen Thanh Hai. Photo: Broadcast by VNA

The traditional and friendly relationship between Vietnam and India has been diligently nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh and previous Indian leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and generations of leaders and people of the two countries. Since upgrading to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016, the two countries' relations have continuously been deepened in all fields with a solid relationship foundation and high political trust.

Relations between the Party, the State, the National Assembly and the people are constantly expanding, with many visits and contacts at all levels and channels. Defense and security cooperation, an important pillar in bilateral relations, has seen many developments according to the Joint Vision Statement on defense partnership between the two countries. Economic cooperation has prospered.

Two-way trade turnover has increased 2,5 times since the two countries upgraded to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2016), reaching nearly 15 billion USD in 2023. Large Indian corporations are interested in investing in the Vietnamese market in strategic areas such as renewable energy, processing industry, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, logistics. Cooperation in the fields of science - technology, information - communication, education - training, culture - Travel are all developing positively.

In particular, up to now there have been about 60 direct flights a week between the two countries, making an important contribution to bringing the number of Indian tourists to Vietnam to increase sharply after the pandemic, reaching nearly 400.000 visitors in 2024. India is rising strongly, its international reputation is increasing and is expected to become the third largest economy in the world in a few years. Meanwhile, Vietnam's potential and position are also increasingly strengthened. With high political trust, the two countries are facing open opportunities to realize great potential for bilateral cooperation in all fields.

Thank you very much Ambassador!