Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Vietnam for three days at the invitation of the country’s Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang.
During the three-day visit, starting June 8, the union minister will further consolidate the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
The visit comes on the occasion of 50 years of establishment of India-Vietnam Diplomatic relations and 75 years of India’s Independence, the ministry said in a statement issued on Sunday.
> The official visit of Singh will begin with paying respects to Late President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi, the ministry said in the statement.
> During the visit, the minister will hold bilateral talks with General Phan Van Giang. The two ministers will review defence cooperation between the two countries and explore new initiatives to further strengthen the defence engagements. They will also exchange views on regional and global issues of shared interest.
> The minister will hand over 12 high-speed guard boats to Vietnam during the visit. The boats were constructed under India’s $100 million defence line of credit to Vietnam. “This project is significant in the context of the growing defence industry cooperation with Vietnam and exemplifies Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India, ‘Make for the World’,” according to the ministry.
> In Vietnam, the defence minister will also visit the training institutions of Vietnam at Nha Trang, including the Telecommunication University where an Army Software Park is being established with the $ 5 million grant from the Government of India.
> Singh will also attend a community event organised by the Embassy of India, Hanoi where he will interact with the Indian diaspora in Vietnam.
