The two countries wholeheartedly support and help each other in the struggle for independence in the past as well as the reconstruction of the country, innovation and economic development in today's society. Late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong once said about Vietnam relationship with India during his visit to India in 1980 "a clear relationship as cloudless sky". This statement remains valid until today.
In 2007, the citizen of two countries share great pleasure about the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relation. On the eve of official visit to India by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, we have an opportunity to look back at the great achievements that the Vietnam and India have achieved in the construction and development the friendly relations as well as comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and India over the years, while sharing the nice comments about the bright prospects of the relations of bilateral cooperation of two countries in the coming years.
First of all, it is necessary to confirm that both Vietnam and India has been had a nice political partnership. The two sides have exchanged high-level delegation of the Party, State, National Assembly and Government. For Vietnam, General Secretary Le Duan visited India in 1984, Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh visits in 1989, General Secretary Do Muoi visited in 1992, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh visited in 2003; President Tran Duc Luong's visited to India in 1999; Prime Minister Pham Van Dong visited India in 1955, 1978, 1980 and 1983, Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet visited in 1997; Vietnam National Assembly Chairman visits in 1994. On the side of India: Indian President R.Venketraman visited to Vietnam in 1991, Vice President KRNarayanan visited in 1993, the Prime Minister R.Gandhi visited to Vietnam R.Gandhi in 1985 and 1988, Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao visited in 1994, Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee visited in 2001, and his visit to Vietnam last March's National Assembly Chairman S. Chatterjee.
The frequent visit of high-level delegation have helped the two countries to constantly consolidate and develop a strong political relationship. In particular, during the visit to India in 2003 of General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, the two sides signed the Joint Declaration on Comprehensive Cooperation Framework Vietnam-India turned to 21 century. This is a vital meaningful document, setting out the major orientations for the broad development of bilateral relationship in the 21 century. Not only in the bilateral framework, the two countries also support actively and cooperate closely with each other forum at regional and international as the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement, South-South cooperation, ASEM, APEC, the ASEAN cooperation mechanism as ARF, East Asia Summit and cooperation Hang- river The Mekong River. Vietnam has comfirmed its support for India becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council expansion and vice versa, India supported Vietnam's candidacy a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-2009 term . To contribute to concretize and constantly evolving political cooperation, since 2003, the two countries have established political dialogue mechanism between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Annual of the two countries. This mechanism has become a regular exchanged and effectively channels of the two countries on the international political issues with mutual interest
On the basis of a nice political relation, cooperation between the two countries in all other fields are constantly being strengthened and developed. December/1982, the Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation, Trade and Technical Sciences (UBHH) has been established and officially went into operation. So far, the two sides have held 13 meetings alternate between New Delhi and Hanoi. The Joint Committee is one of the important and effective mechanisms, help promote relations between the two countries in the fields of economics, trade, investment, credit, banking, education and training, science technology, culture, transportation, agriculture, industry, fisheries, telecommunications ...
On trade: two-way trade turnover Vietnam-India increased significantly, from $ 50 million starting in the mid-1980s to over $ 1 billion in 2006. In particular, in recent years, trade turnover between the two countries with a high growth rate, at an average of 20% per year. Vietnam exports to India mainly about coffee, coal, pepper, cinnamon back, rubber, electronics, footwear, with a total turnover of about 137.8 million US dollars (2006). Vietnam exports to India mainly for animal feed, raw materials, steel, metal, plastics, pharmaceuticals, machinery, textile raw materials, pharmaceutical raw materials, chemicals, drugs ... pesticide, with a total turnover of approximately 880 million dollars (2006). The two sides are working together to reduce the rate of Vietnam's trade deficit and raise bilateral trade turnover to 2 billion USD by 2010.
On investment: At of the end of 2006, India had 12 valid FDI projects with total registered capital of 46.4 million, investments made over $ 580 million. In 2007 marked a major shift in India's investment in Vietnam. February/2007, Essar Group signed an agreement to invest in a hot-rolled steel project in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, which is worth $ 527 million. May/2007, TATA Group of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vietnam Steel Corporation to study the construction of integrated steel plant in Ha Tinh province, the Thach Khe iron mine with a capacity of 4, 5 million tons of steel / year. These two projects have brought India to the group of 10 countries and territories largest investing in Vietnam, and Vietnam became the largest investment of India in the ASEAN countries.
Credit: preferential credits that the Indian Government give for Vietnam are used increasingly and more effectively. New preferential credits worth Credit: preferential credits that the Indian Government give for Vietnam are used increasingly and more effectively. New preferential credits worth 27$ up to August/2004, which has been used up and the credits are made from the most effective to date.
On science and technology: India is one of the key partners in the field of science and technology in Vietnam. In addition, the establishment of Co-operation Subcommittee on science and technology, the two countries also signed the first Protocol on Information Technology in August/1999. India is helping Vietnam effectively in some information technology projects, including the project to support human resource development for the software industry in Vietnam and founded Project high workforce center in Hanoi. Moreover, the two countries have good cooperation in areas such as advanced use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, biotechnology (plant breeding, seed heads) ...
Education and training: Since the beginning of the 90s, every year, the Indian government gives for Vietnam over 100 scholarships (14 postgraduate scholarships under the cultural exchange program and more than 100 power CEP under Chapter the technical economic term ITEC) to train undergraduate, graduate in most areas such as economics, trade, biotechnology, information technology, health, agriculture, veterinary, banking, insurance, nuclear energy etc .. In addition, India is also new for Vietnam granted a number of scholarships in the framework of Ganga-Mekong, the Colombo Plan. India will also help Vietnam establish Business Development Center Vietnam-India (VIEDC), English training center in Danang. India is and will be a promising destination for students from Vietnam, with reasonable fees, to be trained in English.
In the cultural field, annually two sides conduct an exchange in art and culture. Both sides are preparing to sign Cultural Exchange Programme 2007-2009.
In addition to the economic field, bilateral co-operation in the field of security and defense are also a good progress through the exchange of visits, exchange of information, documentation, training co-operation .. . help subsidize close co-operation and trust between the two countries.
In short, friendship tree Vietnam - India is growing lush, flowering and fruiting sweet aroma. Thirty-five years is a period of strong growth, comprehensive with many important achievements in the traditional relations, friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and India. As two strong developing economies, prospects for increased cooperation between the two countries in the near future are enormous. Vietnam always wants to constantly consolidate and strengthen the traditional relations of friendship and comprehensive co-operation with India. On that basis, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to India in recent days at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Man-size-han Xinh. This will be a good opportunity for leaders of the two countries discussed and agreed on the important policy to make major shift in bilateral relations, contribute to the traditional friendly relations and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam-India degrees in all fields of politics, economy, security, defense, culture, science and technology, education and training to a new level .... in accordance with the aspirations of the citizens of two countries, serve effectively to the work of economic development in each country and enhancing the position of the two countries in the international arena. (Indian Express and The Financial Express)
Source: vietnamembassy-turkey.org
