PARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGES ARE CORNERSTONE OF BILATERAL RELATIONS: SAYS OM BIRLA
AMN / Hanoi
Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, who is on visit to Vietnam today said that India and Vietnam shared common perspectives on global and regional peace.
Underlining that Vietnam and India have remarkable commonality on a host of issues, Birla observed that the two countries have enjoyed a long tradition of friendship and cooperation despite fluctuations in dynamics of international relations. This reflects the maturity of the relationship and importance of the strong ties between the two countries at the regional and global levels.
Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker, met Party Secretary of Ho Chi Minh city, Ngyuen Van Nen, today.
Mentioning that both countries are facing similar challenges and share similar developmental perspectives, Birla suggested that their bilateral engagement should further expand to areas such as climate change, sustainable development, health care and digital economy. Referring to the need for enhanced cooperation in defense sector, Shri Birla was of the view that the growing defense cooperation in areas such as defense industry, maritime security, capacity building programmes and UN peacekeeping has given great momentum to bilateral relationship. He hoped that bilateral defense ties would play a major role in maintenance of peace and stability of our Indo-Pacific region.
Mr. Ngyuen Van Nen lauded India’s support to Vietnam during Covid pandemic and supply of vaccines, medicines and medical equipment. He also requested Shri Birla for efforts in the direction of commencing direct flight between Ho Chi Minh city and India. Shri Birla assured that he will convey his sentiment to the Indian government.
Speaking on parliamentary cooperation, Lok Sabha Speaker said that Parliamentary exchanges have been cornerstone of bilateral relations as people’s representatives exchange ideas with each other in a purposive manner during such exchanges. He added that as India and Vietnam are celebrating 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year, this is an opportunity for to further develop the relationship and deepen bilateral cooperation.
Edited by Andalib Akhter