Vietnam – India defence industry businesses gather in Hanoi
The Indian Embassy in Vietnam together with the General Department of Defence Industry organised the 4th Vietnam – India defence industry business get-together in Hanoi on June 13.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Indian Embassyin Vietnam together with the General Department of Defence Industry organisedthe 4th Vietnam – India defence industry business get-together in Hanoi on June13.
In his opening speech, Major General HoQuang Tuan, deputy head of the Vietnamese department, said the gathering, whichtakes place during Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s official visitto Vietnam, is an activity to implement the defence cooperation policy agreedbetween Vietnamese and Indian governments and defence leaders.
It provided a chance to boost mutualunderstanding and trust for partnership formation between defence businesses ofthe two nations, while enabling participating units and businesses to accessupdated information on cooperation contents of their interest and to come upwith more suitable orientations and action plans for their joint work.
At the event, the two sides discussed awide range of topic including research collaboration, design – manufacturing,technological transfer, defence goods purchase, and cooperation in defenceindustry and human resources training.
Sixteen companies from India introducedtheir outstanding research studies in suggestion for bilateral partnerships.
Speaking at the gathering, Rajib Kumar Sen,Joint Secretary & Economic Adviser at India’s Department of DefenceProduction, said Vietnam – India defence ties were built based on their time-honouredtraditional relations.
Effective joint activities have beencarried out by the two defence ministries, he said, adding that the IndianGovernment attaches importance to the defence industry and has invested heavilyin it.
The official expected the event will connectVietnamese and Indian defence businesses in developing their new cooperationpaths.-VNA
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Scene at the meeting (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) 
