Parrikar meets Vietnamese Defence minister

The contentious South China Sea was also believed to have been discussed by the two Defence ministers. Parrikar, who arrived in Hanoi city on Sunday, also placed wreath at Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum. He is on two-day visit to Vietnam, official sources said.

The visit assumes significance amid the raging South China sea issue in the region.India had called for a regional framework for security management to peacefully resolve disputes, threat and use of force in the Indo-Pacific region, amid China flexing its muscles in the area to advance its maritime claims against its Asian neighbours.