Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's State visit to India is of great significance, creating momentum and opening a new page of substance and depth with more opportunities in Vietnam - India relations.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son gives an interview about Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's State visit to India from July 30 to August 1.
25 rich activities
Could the Minister summarize the Prime Minister's activities during his two-day State visit to India?
At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation paid a State visit to India.
In just two days, the Prime Minister had a dense, rich, and diverse working program, with about 25 activities, including talks and meetings with senior Indian leaders and major Indian corporations, and speeches at the Vietnam - India Business Forum and the Indian Council for International Affairs.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi affirmed the message of further strengthening the Vietnam-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The Prime Minister's meetings and contacts with Indian leaders have helped affirm the close friendship and traditional friendship between the two countries, as well as affirm the respect and support that the two countries have for each other in their overall foreign policies.
Indian leaders expressed deep condolences on the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, an outstanding leader of the Vietnamese people and a close friend of the Indian people.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh with warm and friendly feelings.
Therefore, the visit is of great significance, creating new momentum and opening a new page, more substantial and profound, with more opportunities in the Vietnam - India relationship. The visit also helps affirm that Vietnam and India always support each other, are ready to cooperate, join hands to build peace, stability, cooperation and development in the Asia - Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. It can be said that the Prime Minister's visit has become a strong catalyst, affirming the high determination of the leaders of the two countries in bringing the relationship between the two countries into a new phase, stronger, more practical and effective, with deeper trust, with more open opportunities. Strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the spirit of "5 more" So, in your opinion, what are the outstanding results of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's State visit to India? The visit was a great success, achieving the set goals with specific and practical results, meeting the concerns and expectations of both sides. The two sides issued a Joint Statement on strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, signed nine documents in the fields of diplomacy, defense, finance, health, culture, tourism, and human resources training, including the Action Program to implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the 2024-2028 period. During the exchange, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Indian leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in the spirit of "5 more".
First, higher political and strategic trust. The leaders of the two countries affirmed the importance of further strengthening delegation exchanges and contacts through the Party, National Assembly, Government and local channels, continuing to implement the Distinguished Guest Program between the two sides; at the same time, enhancing the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms. Vietnam's announcement of its membership in the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and its affirmation of early completion of procedures to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA), two of India's important global initiatives, have contributed to strengthening trust between the two countries. Second, deeper defense and security cooperation with the effective implementation of the Joint Statement on Vietnam-India Defense Partnership to 2030, expanding cooperation in maritime security, cyber security, and counter-terrorism. The two sides' signing of a $500 million credit package for defense was a breakthrough during the visit. Third, economic, trade and investment cooperation should be more substantial, effective and breakthrough. The two sides aim for a two-way trade turnover of 20 billion USD, doubling two-way investment from now until 2030. Vietnam has asked India to resolve trade barriers, promote Vietnamese products with strengths to the large and potential Indian market such as electronics, textiles, agricultural products; attract large Indian corporations to invest in Vietnam in the fields of infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, energy, etc. 
On this occasion, businesses of the two countries signed 6 major contracts on aviation, airports and logistics. Vietjet Air announced a direct flight from Da Nang to Ahmedabad (India), aiming to further increase the number of direct flights between the two countries (currently 54 flights/week). Fourth, science and technology cooperation, innovation and creativity are more open. Accordingly, the two sides agreed to promote cooperation in research and development (R&D), innovation in the fields of core technology, semiconductor chips, artificial intelligence, cooperation in atomic energy, rare earth. At the same time, expand cooperation in the fields of petrochemicals, new energy fields, promote the establishment of joint ventures to produce IT products and cooperate in training IT engineers to meet the development of this industry. 
The two Prime Ministers pressed the button to inaugurate the Military Software Park in Nha Trang.
Fifth, cultural cooperation, tourism and people-to-people exchange will be more closely connected. The two sides agreed to soon sign a cooperation agreement on tourism, strive to soon achieve the goal of doubling the number of tourists compared to the present with about 400,000 visitors/year, continue to cooperate in restoring and preserving Cham Tower heritages in My Son, Quang Nam as well as further diversifying forms of people-to-people exchange. With the above achievements, I believe that the Vietnam-India relationship has truly entered a new page. Based on the results of the visit, ministries, sectors, localities, businesses and people will have more opportunities to strengthen cooperation with India.Vietnamnet.vn
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