Vietnamese P🍎rime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is paying a three-day visit to India to further expand bilateral strategic ties.
The Ministry𓃲𝓡 of External Affairs (MEA) said Chinh will pay a state visit to India from July 30 to August 1.
India considers Vietnam as a key pillar of its Act East Policy and꧒ an important partner in its Indo-Pacific vision, it said.
Chinh is expected to be accompanied by a high-level delegation inclu🎐ding several ministers, deputy ministers and business leaders.
On August 1, the visiting leader will receive a ceremonial welcome at the foreco♐urt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan 🔯after which he will visit Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.
PM💮 Naren﷽dra Modi and Chinh are scheduled to hold bilateral discussions that day.
Chinh is also scheduled🐷 to call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to call on the visiting prime minister, according to the MEA.
"India and Vietnam have age-old historical and civilizational ties, which were elevated to a compre꧃hens🉐ive strategic partnership during the visit of the prime minister to Vietnam in September 2016," it said in a statement.
