Vietnamese Defence Minister pays official visit to India

Minister Phan Van Giang is set to attend a welcome ceremony and hold talks with the host Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on June 19, with a view to boosting defence cooperation between the two countries.

During the two-day official visit to India, Defence Minister Phan Van Giang and his Indian counterpart will exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual concern.

According to the Indian Ministry of Defence, India and Vietnam share a comprehensive strategic partnership. In particular, the bilateral defence relationship is one of the important pillars of this partnership.

Defence commitments between the two countries contribute to diversifying links on a large scale, focusing on areas such as military exchanges, high-level visits, cooperation in training and capacity building, port operations and bilateral exercises.

On the occasion of the visit to Vietnam by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in June 2022, the two sides signed the Joint Vision Statement on the Vietnam-India Defence Partnership to 2030, and the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral logistical support.

These documents have served to contribute to increasing the scope and scale of defence cooperation between the two countries.