PM Modi holds talks with Suu Kyi and Vietnam PM over bilateral trade

NewsBharati    25-Jan-2018
Total Views |

New Delhi, January 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and also held talks on bilateral trade.

“Long-standing traditional and strategic partnership! The PM met with Vietnamese PM. Discussed cooperation in trade, investment, defence, maritime and other areas. Agreements were signed in areas of I&B and Space cooperation,” EAM spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.

During the meeting of Prime Minister Modi with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, discussions were held on various issues of mutual interest and ways of further strengthening our bilateral relations, including follow up on key decisions taken during the visit of the PM Modi to Myanmar in Septmber 2017.

In the meeting with Prime Minister Phuc, the two leaders expressed satisfaction at the growth of bilateral relations between the two countries within the framework of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including in the fields of Maritime Cooperation in Indo-Pacific region, Defence, oil and gas, Trade and Investment.

The two agreements signed during this visit viz., on cooperation in the fields of Information & Broadcasting and on establishment of tracking and data reception station and data processing facility in Vietnam under the ASEAN-India Space Cooperation would give further boost to India-Vietnam relations.

They expressed satisfaction at operationalisation of the Line of Credit of US $ 100 million under which L&T has been awarded contract for manufacture of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). They decided that the other Line of Credit of US $ 500 million would be operationalised soon.