To strengthen diplomatic relations, Swaraj to visit Vietnam next week
24 Aug 2014 4:53 AM IST
The visit, 24-26 August, comes just days after Vietnam renewed India’s lease of two oil blocks in South China Sea for another year, a move that could rile China.
During her visit, Sushma Swaraj will also chair a meeting of the heads of Indian Missions in the region besides inaugurating the third round-table of the Asean-India Network of Think Tanks.
‘India and Vietnam enjoy excellent political relations. We expect that the External Affairs Minister’s visit to Vietnam will pave the way for high-level exchange of visits between India and Vietnam during the course of the year,’ MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters here.
India and Vietnam have a tradition of exchanging high- level visits. The last high level visit from Vietnam was by the Secretary General of Vietnamese Communist party last November.
Both the countries also have a fairly robust economic ties and the bilateral trade stands at $8 billion, of which Indian exports to the country is about $5.4 billion.
During her visit, Sushma Swaraj will also chair a meeting of the heads of Indian Missions in the region besides inaugurating the third round-table of the Asean-India Network of Think Tanks.
‘India and Vietnam enjoy excellent political relations. We expect that the External Affairs Minister’s visit to Vietnam will pave the way for high-level exchange of visits between India and Vietnam during the course of the year,’ MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters here.
India and Vietnam have a tradition of exchanging high- level visits. The last high level visit from Vietnam was by the Secretary General of Vietnamese Communist party last November.
Both the countries also have a fairly robust economic ties and the bilateral trade stands at $8 billion, of which Indian exports to the country is about $5.4 billion.
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