The Indian Government attaches importance to the visit to India by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and believes it will provide a strong impetus for the bilateral ties in the coming time, Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told PM Chinh during their meeting in New Delhi on July 31.

PM Chinh is paying a State visit to India between July 30 - August 1, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mr. Jaishankar extended a warm welcome to PM Chinh, one of the first foreign leaders to make a state visit to India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's re-election for the third term.

PM Chinh praised the successful co-chairing of the 18th Vietnam-India Joint Commission meeting by the two foreign ministers in September 2023, highlighting it as a crucial preparation for his visit.

He also underscored ongoing efforts to finalize the Action Plan for the Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership for 2024-2028, which includes many new initiatives.

                                     

He hoped that his visit would usher in a new era of Vietnam-India relations, marked by increased trust, deeper understanding and greater effectiveness, meeting the aspirations of leaders and people of both nations.

The Vietnamese leader wished to discuss key cooperation areas with India, including promoting the exchange of all-level delegations, locality-to-locality and people-to-people exchanges; boosting economic, trade, and investment ties to elevate two-way trade to $20 billion; and expanding collaboration into emerging areas such as green transition, digital transformation, innovation, semiconductor technology, and AI.

He urged both foreign ministries to work closely with relevant ministries and agencies to review and carry out high-level agreements effectively.