The aircraft carrying the top leader and his entourage landed at Palam Air Force Station, where they were welcomed by India’s Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, along with Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Tshering Wangchuk Sherpa, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai, Consul General in Mumbai Le Quang Bien, and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in India.

The visit takes place as bilateral relations continue to grow steadily and coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam–India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. India is the third country in the world to establish this level of ties with Vietnam, after China and Russia.

Political trust between the two countries has been strengthened through regular high-level exchanges and interactions across multiple channels, including party, state, government, parliamentary and people-to-people engagements.

The visit is expected to further deepen ties between Vietnam and India, a key member of the BRICS group of emerging economies, while opening up new areas of cooperation.

Potential sectors for expanded collaboration include innovation, critical and emerging technologies, renewable energy and health care.

Vietnam’s top leader To Lam begins State visit to India

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President To Lam left Hanoi on May 5 for a State visit to India from May 5 to 7 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.