India & Vietnam sign 12 agreements; Modi offers US $500 Mn credit line for defence cooperation

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• 03 Sep 2016, 10:40 AM

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  India offers a grant of US #5 million to set up a software park in Vietnam. 

  # Modi seeks facilitation of ongoing Indian projects and investments in Vietnam; sets bilateral trade target of US $15 billion by 2020.

  # PM Narendra Modi announces a new line of credit of US $500 million for Vietnam to facilitate deeper defence cooperation.

  
• 03 Sep 2016, 10:23 AM

  PM Modi addresses media

  # Thank you excellency for extending me privilege of personally taking me on pilgrimage to Ho Chi Minh’s house.

  # Buddhism & monuments of Vietnam’s Hindu Cham temples stand testimony to the 2000 year old bonds between our societies.

  # Your commitment to nation building reflects strength of character. India admired your determination, rejoiced in your success.

  # As two important countries in this region, we also feel it necessary to further our ties on regional and international issues of common concern.

  

  # We agreed to tap into growing economic opportunities in the region. Recognised need to cooperate in responding to emerging regional challenges.

  # We agreed to deepen defence & security engagement. Happy to announce new defence LoC of US$ 500 million for facilitating deeper defence co-operation

  # Under Vietnam's leadership as ASEAN Coordinator for India, we will work towards a strengthened India-ASEAN partnership across all areas.

  # We can take satisfaction from nature & direction of our partnership.We must stay focused to keep up the momentum  in our ties.

   

  
• 03 Sep 2016, 09:22 AM

  India and Vietnam sign 12 agreements for cooperation in areas, including defence and IT, to boost bilateral ties.

  

  

   

   

  
• 03 Sep 2016, 09:15 AM

  A comprehensive review of the Strategic Partnership. PM Modi & PM Nguyen Phuc lead delegation level talks

  

  
• 03 Sep 2016, 07:47 AM

  Visit to Vietnam 'reinforcement of friendship, solidarity': PM Modi

  Asserting that India and Vietnam share 'traditionally close relations', Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his visit to Hanoi is a 'reinforcement of friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation' between the two leaderships.

  In an interview to Vietnam news agency, Prime Minister Modi said his visit is intended to further boost bilateral and multilateral engagement and cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, commerce, culture, human resource development, science and technology, space research, defence and security amid New Delhi and Hanoi.

  
• 03 Sep 2016, 07:46 AM

  PM Modi and PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meet for a tete-a-tete before formal talks

  

   

  
• 03 Sep 2016, 07:44 AM

  PM Modi and PM Phuc feed fish in Uncle Ho's pond in the Presidential compound

  

  
• 03 Sep 2016, 07:29 AM

  A visit to a location deeply revered by Vietnamese! PM visits Nha San Bac Ho, President Ho Chi Minh's stilt house (Pic- MEA)

  

  
  

  
• 03 Sep 2016, 07:29 AM

  A tribute to one of the most respected icons of the 20th century...PM @narendramodi at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. pic.twitter.com/c7xxurZhKy

  — PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 3, 2016