Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday evening for a three-day go to geared toward deepening the strategic ties between India and Vietnam.
The Vietnamese chief was warmly welcomed on the airport by Minister of State for Exterior Affairs Pabitra Margherita.
“Heat welcome to PM Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam as he arrives in New Delhi on a State Go to,” Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X.
He added, “India and Vietnam share civilisational hyperlinks and a longstanding friendship based mostly on mutual belief. The go to will additional strengthen our Complete Strategic Partnership.”
Heat welcome to PM Phạm Minh Chinh of Vietnam as he arrives in New Delhi on a State Go to.
Obtained by MoS @PmargheritaBJP on the airport.
🇮🇳 & 🇻🇳 share civilizational hyperlinks and a longstanding friendship based mostly on mutual belief. The go to will additional strengthen our… pic.twitter.com/2Ejg6g6eLM
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) July 30, 2024
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) highlighted that India views Vietnam as a key pillar of its Act East Policy and an important partner in its Indo-Pacific vision.
Accompanied by a high-level delegation, together with a number of ministers, deputy ministers, and enterprise leaders, Chinh is about to obtain a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 1.
Following this, he’ll go to Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to carry bilateral talks with Chinh on the identical day.
Moreover, Chinh will meet President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, with Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar additionally anticipated to satisfy the visiting chief.
The MEA famous, “India and Vietnam have age-old historic and civilizational ties, which have been elevated to a complete strategic partnership throughout the go to of the prime minister to Vietnam in September 2016.”