New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind met Vietnam Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on Thursday and reiterated mutual commitment to further strengthen partnership in the Indo-Pacific region.
"President Kovind welcomed Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President said that Vietnam is pivotal to India's Act East Policy and its Indo-Pacific vision. India looks forward to working with Vietnam to deepen its global partnership," the President's Office took to Twitter as saying.
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Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also said that the two leaders expressed the mutual commitment to further strengthen India-Vietnam partnership.
Earlier in the day, the visiting dignitary offered prayer at Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar's Gaya.
Ngoc, on Wednesday, held talks with her Indian counterpart M Venkaiah Naidu, which focussed on India's Act East Policy. Ngoc, who is on a three-day visit, arrived in India, on Tuesday. (ANI report)
