President Truong Tan Sang and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee agreed to intensify the Vietnamese-Indian strategic partnership with a focus on politics, defence, security, economics, science-technology, oil and gas, culture, people-to-people exchanges, and regional and multilateral cooperation.

President Truong Tan Sang (R) and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee at the meeting (Photo: VNA)

During their talks in Ha Noi on September 15, President Sang said the visit was of paramount importance for the thriving friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

For his part, President Mukherjee acknowledged the growth in the countries’ friendship, particularly since the establishment of the strategic partnership in 2007.

He stressed that Viet Nam was an important pillar in India’s Look East policy and the development of India-ASEAN relations, and expressed his wish for their strategic partnership to be strengthened further.

At the talks, both sides agreed to promote bilateral cooperation mechanisms, particularly the inter-governmental committee, political consultations and strategic dialogues between the two countries.

(Source: VNA)