New Delhi, July 1: India and Vietnam vowed on Thursday to further enhance military-to-military ties and agreed to speed up cooperation in the defence industry and technology domains, officials said.
Ways to further deepen cooperation under the framework of the India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership figured prominently during a virtual interaction between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Vietnamese counterpart, Sr Lt Gen. Phan Van Giang.
The defence ministry said the two ministers reviewed the progress on the current initiatives and expressed commitment to further enhance engagements between the defence forces of the two countries.
“The ministers agreed to initiate measures to enhance cooperation in the defence industry and the technology domain and look forward to greater synergy in effectively deepening bilateral cooperative engagements across the spectrum,” it said.
It said both sides look forward to concluding the Joint Vision Statement 2021-25 at the earliest opportunity. (PTI)
