India and Vietnam recently vowed to join hands for an open and thriving Indo-Pacific as well as ensuring efficient regional security architecture as well.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang discussed three pacts providing for cooperation in nuclear energy, trade and agriculture and have decided to explore co-development projects in the defence sector as well as boost ties in oil and gas exploration, including trilateral cooperation.
PM Modi stated, “We will jointly work for an open, independent and prosperous Indo Pacific region where sovereignty and international laws are respected and where differences are resolved through talks.”
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang said, “We highly value projects including the cooperation in joint oil and gas exploration in the continental shelf of Vietnam. We reaffirm our close collaboration to support India to further its relations and multi-faceted connectivity with ASEAN attaching high importance to the maintenance of security, maritime safety and freedom of navigation and over flight, settlement of disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international law including UNCLOS (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea).”
PM Modi further added, “After the Vietnamese prime minister's visit in January, the visit by the Vietnamese president reflects the commitment of both the nations to further strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.”
