Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in New Delhi, beginning a State visit to India

(Chinhphu.vn) - At 22:40, July 30, local time (0:10, July 31, Hanoi time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation arrived at Palam military airport in New Delhi, starting a State visit to India at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indian officials welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at Palam airport - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation at Palam airport, on the Indian side were Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margerita, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya, Director of the Protocol Department of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs; on the Vietnamese side were Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai, Vietnamese Consul General in Mumbai Le Quang Bien and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in India.

Officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in India welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation at Palam airport - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to India aims to affirm Vietnam's consistent policy of attaching importance to the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with India. During the visit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to hold talks and meetings with senior Indian leaders such as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian President Droupadi Murmu, Chairman of the Indian Senate Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Speaker of the Indian House of Representatives Om Birla.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to India aims to affirm Vietnam's consistent policy of valuing the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with India - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The Prime Minister will also meet with leaders of several Indian political parties; attend forums and talks with businesses of the two countries; receive leading Indian economic groups; deliver policy speeches; visit the Embassy and meet with representatives of the Vietnamese community in India... During the visit, the two sides will consolidate and enhance traditional areas of cooperation, while expanding cooperation in areas where both sides have potential and strengths such as electronics, telecommunications, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, green economy, digital economy, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, new materials, essential minerals... The visit contributes to strengthening political trust, deepening multifaceted cooperation, bringing the Vietnam - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into a more substantial and effective manner, in terms of politics, diplomacy, security, defense, economy, trade, and investment. This is also an opportunity for the two countries to increase sharing on regional and international security and strategic issues and affirm mutual support in multilateral forums of mutual concern./.

Ha Van - Chinhphu.vn

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