Rajnath Singh to hold bilateral talks with Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang to boost defence cooperation between India & Vietnam

Monitoring Desk, 17-June;Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh will hold bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of Vietnam General Phan Van Giang on the 19th of June to further boost the defence cooperation between India and Vietnam. During the talks, both sides will also exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. Mr Giang will be on a two days official visit to India starting tomorrow. The Minister of National Defence of Vietnam will also visit Agra during his stay in India.India and Vietnam share a comprehensive strategic partnership and bilateral defence relations are a strong pillar of this partnership. Defence engagements between the two nations have diversified to include wide-ranging contacts between the services, military-to-military exchanges, high-level visits, capacity building, training programmes, cooperation in UN Peacekeeping, and bilateral exercises.