Vietnam Ambassador to India Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO). Photo: Anh Huyen/VOV5

Delegates agreed that the Vietnam - India relations had reached many important milestones and had many opportunities for further development.

The event welcomed Pham Sanh Chau, Vietnam Ambassador to India; Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO); Ha Minh Hue, Executive Vice-President of Vietnam-India Friendship Association; members of the Indo-Vietnam Solidary Committee (IVSC)' and scholars and journalists from both countries.

In her remark, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga said the Vietnamese and Indian people had shared a long-lasting friendship, dating back to 2000 years ago with cultural exchanges and the introduction of Buddhism and Hinduism from India to Vietnam. She added that bilateral relations have developed in depth and in all fields including economy, trade, investment, defense and security, science and technology, culture, education, and people-to-people exchanges.  The two countries stand side-by-side in the most difficult time, supporting each other to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Earlier that day, the IVSC sent a congratulatory letter to VUFO and held a tribute at the Ho Chi Minh monument in Kolkata city to celebrate Vietnamese National Day.