High speed patrol boats to be handed over during Rajnath’s visit to Vietnam

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to pay a visit to Vietnam from June 8 to 10 through which he will preside over the handing about ceremony of 12 Superior Velocity Guard Boats made less than the Govt of India’s $100 million defence Line of Credit (LoC).

He will keep bilateral talks with General Phan Van Giang, throughout which the two the Ministers will evaluation defence cooperation among the two countries and discover new initiatives to more strengthen the defence engagements, a Defence Ministry reported in a assertion. “The two Ministers will also trade sights on regional and international problems of shared interest.”

Mr. Singh is viewing at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Gen. Phan and will start out his visit by paying out respects to Late President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi. He is also scheduled to connect with on Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Primary Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

He will also check out the coaching establishments of Vietnam at Nha Trang, including the Telecommunication College the place an Army Program Park is getting established with a $5 million grant from India.

Hanoi is procuring 12 higher pace patrol boats for the Vietnamese border guard force under the LoC extended in September 2014. In 2016, India prolonged another $500 million defence LoC to Vietnam and conversations are below way to identify the devices. 

The Defence Minister’s pay a visit to on the historic occasion of 50 decades of institution of India-Vietnam diplomatic relations and 75 a long time of India’s Independence will further more consolidate the bilateral defence cooperation and the comprehensive strategic partnership, the Ministry included.

Immediate flights

In a individual enhancement, Vietnam’s airline Vietjet has inaugurated direct flights connecting Mumbai with Vietnam’s money Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, the country’s most significant city.

The solutions released concerning Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi and Mumbai operate four and thrice weekly flights respectively and the frequency may perhaps be improved in coming time to fulfill customer’s demand, the Airways explained in a statement on Saturday.

Vietjet presently operates immediate routes among New Delhi and Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi with thrice weekly flights on each route. “From September 9, 2022, the Mumbai-Phu Quoc route will start procedure with 4 round visits per week even though the New Delhi–Phu Quoc will work with a frequency of three spherical visits per week,” the statement extra.