Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh holds bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of Vietnam

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh holds bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of Vietnam

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh today held bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of Vietnam General Phan Van Giang today in New Delhi. Mr Singh and his Vietnamese counterpart exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. The talks were held to further boost the defence cooperation between India and Vietnam.

• Progress on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives was reviewed during the meeting, with both sides expressing satisfaction at the ongoing engagements. Both Ministers identified means to enhance existing areas of collaboration, especially in the field of defence industry cooperation, maritime security and multinational cooperation. The Raksha Mantri also announced the gifting of indigenously-built in-service Missile Corvette INS Kirpan which will be a milestone in enhancing the capabilities of Vietnam People’s Navy.

• As part of his engagements, the Defence Minister of Vietnam also visited DRDO headquarters and discussed ways to enhance defence industrial capabilities by cooperation in defence research and joint production.

• Earlier today, the Vietnamese Minister of National Defence laid a wreath and paid homage to the Bravehearts at National War Memorial in New Delhi.

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Published date : 19 Jun 2023 06:04PM