<p>New Delhi: India and Vietnam should explore the possibility of a free trade pact to further strengthen the economic cooperation, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Chinh, who is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including several ministers, deputy ministers and business leaders, is on a three-day visit to India.</p>.<p>Going forward, the two nations should aim to increase their bilateral trade to $20 billion, the Vietnamese Prime Minister said while addressing the Vietnam-India Business Forum.</p>.Vietnam PM Pham Minh Chinh arrives in India on 3-day visit.<p>"I would like to ask that we expand our...market access to each other's products such as through a suitable FTA between Vietnam and India. Of course, we need to discuss this...We need to make sure that our benefits are shared with each other for Indian businesses. I hope that you (India) would continue to invest and invest more in Vietnam," he said at the Business Forum organised by Ficci.</p>.<p>The Vietnamese Prime Minister called upon businesses from the two nations to work together, bring about better solutions to raise bilateral trade to $20 billion going forward, and continue to forge stronger cooperation focusing on strategic infrastructure, including transportation, energy, digital and climate infrastructure.</p>.<p>"I've spoken to many Indian businesses. I called on them to make investment into infrastructure, including strategic infrastructure, transportation, health, educational, cultural and all the rest of it," Chinh said.</p>.Adani plans to build port in Vietnam to tap trade opportunities.<p>He further called upon businesses of the two countries to work together to realise their "shared aspirations" and to build the strategic, comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and India.</p>.<p>The Vietnamese Prime Minister also participated in the launch ceremony of the new flight route between Ahmedabad (India) and Da Nang (Vietnam).</p>.<p>Pointing out that Vietnam imports 33 per cent of its pharmaceutical products from India, Chinh said it would like to work with India to establish a proper pharmaceutical ecosystem in Vietnam.</p>
<p>New Delhi: India and Vietnam should explore the possibility of a free trade pact to further strengthen the economic cooperation, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Chinh, who is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including several ministers, deputy ministers and business leaders, is on a three-day visit to India.</p>.<p>Going forward, the two nations should aim to increase their bilateral trade to $20 billion, the Vietnamese Prime Minister said while addressing the Vietnam-India Business Forum.</p>.Vietnam PM Pham Minh Chinh arrives in India on 3-day visit.<p>"I would like to ask that we expand our...market access to each other's products such as through a suitable FTA between Vietnam and India. Of course, we need to discuss this...We need to make sure that our benefits are shared with each other for Indian businesses. I hope that you (India) would continue to invest and invest more in Vietnam," he said at the Business Forum organised by Ficci.</p>.<p>The Vietnamese Prime Minister called upon businesses from the two nations to work together, bring about better solutions to raise bilateral trade to $20 billion going forward, and continue to forge stronger cooperation focusing on strategic infrastructure, including transportation, energy, digital and climate infrastructure.</p>.<p>"I've spoken to many Indian businesses. I called on them to make investment into infrastructure, including strategic infrastructure, transportation, health, educational, cultural and all the rest of it," Chinh said.</p>.Adani plans to build port in Vietnam to tap trade opportunities.<p>He further called upon businesses of the two countries to work together to realise their "shared aspirations" and to build the strategic, comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and India.</p>.<p>The Vietnamese Prime Minister also participated in the launch ceremony of the new flight route between Ahmedabad (India) and Da Nang (Vietnam).</p>.<p>Pointing out that Vietnam imports 33 per cent of its pharmaceutical products from India, Chinh said it would like to work with India to establish a proper pharmaceutical ecosystem in Vietnam.</p>