India - Vietnam Defence minsiters hold bilateral talks in Hanoi

New Delhi, Jun 8: Defence minsiter Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang in Hanoi today ( Jun 8). Wide-ranging discussions on effective and practical initiatives to further expand bilateral defence engagements, and regional and global issues were held between the two sides.

 

 

 

 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang signed the ‘Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030’, which will significantly enhance the scope and scale of existing defence cooperation. An MoU on Mutual Logistics Support was also inked in the presence of both the Ministers. In these times of increasing cooperative engagements between the defence forces of the two countries, this is a major step towards simplifying procedures for mutually beneficial logistic support and is the first such major agreement which Vietnam has signed with any country.

 

 

 

 

 

Both the ministers also agreed for early finalization of USD 500 million Defence Line of Credit extended to Vietnam. Implementation of the projects shall add substantially to Vietnam’s Defence capabilities and further Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’. Rajnath Singh also announced gifting two simulators and monetary grant towards setting up of Language and IT Lab at Air Force Officers Training School for capacity building of Vietnamese Armed Forces.

 

 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh began his official visit by paying respects to late President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi. He also visited Tran Quoc Pagoda, a revered buddhist temple which reaffirmed the age-old civilizational and people-to-people linkages between the two countries.