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SME Times News Bureau | 28 Oct, 2014
India is committed to strengthening strategic relations with Vietnam,
with defence, space and energy sectors topping the list, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said Tuesday.
India and Vietnam will also cooperate
in the field of peaceful civil nuclear energy, he said after the two
countries signed seven agreements following talks between Prime
Ministers Modi and Nguyen Tan Dung.
"In the defence sector,
cooperation with Vietnam is important for us," the Indian leader said,
speaking in the presence of his Vietnamese counterpart.
"India is
committed to the modernization of the armed forces of Vietnam," he
added, expanding training processes, joint exercises and cooperation in
military equipment.
Modi said the two countries discussed how to
strengthen their relations. "There were several similarities in our
thoughts," he said in comments that could be directed at China.
"Soon
we will operationalise a Line of Credit worth $100 million through
which Vietnam will get new Indian naval vessels," he said.
Stressing
that India's partnership with Vietnam was "very important", Modi said:
"Both countries are on the same page on maritime security. There should
be no obstruction in sea transport and any conflict should be solved
according to the international laws."
He said India and Vietnam would cooperate in counter-terrorism and security.
"We
have also agreed to increase cooperation in space research. This
includes space applications and launching Vietnamese satellites by
India."
The prime minister said India would increase cooperation
with Vietnam in the fields of energy, infrastructure, textiles,
chemical, machinery, agro-processing and IT.
"Our economic
relations which are very limited at present will be strengthened. This
is an important part of our strategic relationship."
Modi said Vietnam ranked high in India's relations with the Asia-Pacific region.
He
said his government had, after taking office in May, "quickly increased
our engagement in the Asia-Pacific region as this area is very
important to India".
Saying this was the Vietnamese leader's
third visit to India, Modi described it as the former's desire for
strong relations with New Delhi.
"India and Vietnam have ancient spiritual relations," Modi added.
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