Manh Cuong emphasized that this trip to New Delhi, the capital of India, and Mumbai, the most developed economic, financial, scientific, and technological hub of that nation, “demonstrates the shared determination to transform and strengthen the traditional friendship between Vietnam and India, a friendship with a long history and a profound strategic dimension.”

The Vietnamese deputy foreign minister also considered, in statements amplified by the government’s online newspaper, that the visit provides an opportunity to consolidate and strengthen bilateral ties in all aspects and review the implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) framework over the last 10 years.

“This is the first time that To Lam visits India in his new position, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the CSP,” which demonstrates Vietnam’s commitment not only to this Association but to the South Asian region in general.

The Vietnamese diplomat noted that this visit is also a clear demonstration of the foreign policy of the Communist Party and the Vietnamese State in the new era, as the Resolution of the 14th National Congress of the CPV establishes.

Manh Cuong also indicated that, during his stay in India from May 5 to 7, To Lam is expected to have a very busy agenda in New Delhi and Mumbai.

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