NEW DELHI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- India and Vietnam on Thursday signed a plan of action for the implementation of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership over the next five years, during the ongoing state visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, announced the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Besides, both sides signed six memoranda of understanding in various fields, including taxation, agricultural research and education, law and justice, radio and television, medicinal plants, and maritime cooperation.
Accompanied by a high-level delegation, Pham Minh Chinh arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for a three-day state visit.
He held a meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Thursday afternoon. Later in the day, the visiting prime minister called upon President of India Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
According to MEA, the two sides also announced two dollar-credit-line agreements amounting to 300 million U.S. dollars. ■
