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| On the sidelines of ASEAN-43, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Anh Son) |
On the morning of September 7, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of attending the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related conferences in Jakarta, Indonesia.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh respectfully conveyed the greetings of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Vo Van Thuong and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to Prime Minister Modi.
The Prime Minister once again congratulated the Indian Prime Minister on the historic achievement of successfully launching the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to the Moon and the Aditya-L1 Solar Probe, as well as recent achievements in the economy, military, science and technology, and India's successful hosting of the G20 and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The two Prime Ministers reaffirmed the traditional partnership, close friendship and mutual understanding between the two countries and shared similar strategic interests; highly appreciated the positive developments, increasing depth and effectiveness of the Vietnam-India relationship.
The two sides agreed that, on the basis of long-standing traditional relations and high political trust, the two countries need to increase delegation exchanges and high-level contacts and assign the two countries' Foreign Ministries to actively coordinate and arrange high-level visits in the coming time; promote cooperation in all fields, especially new fields such as digital transformation, energy transformation, green and sustainable economic development, bringing common benefits to the people of the two countries.
The two Prime Ministers agreed to strengthen security and defense cooperation, a pillar of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the ASEAN-India Summit. (Photo: Anh Son) |
In the context of the global economy still facing difficulties and supply chain disruptions, the two leaders agreed to assign ministries, sectors and localities of the two countries to cooperate closely to complement the strengths of each economy, remove difficulties for businesses and promote two-way trade.
The two leaders agreed to assign the aviation authorities of the two countries to study expanding licensing for each other's airlines to increase the frequency of direct flights between each other's major cities, in order to meet people's travel needs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on E-commerce and a bilateral economic cooperation agreement; limit the application of trade barriers to each other’s products; and affirmed to encourage large Indian corporations to increase investment in Vietnam.
The two leaders agreed to continue to coordinate and support each other at regional and international forums.
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