Indian warship visits Vietnam to boost maritime, relief cooperation
An Indian warship anchored at Nha Rong port in Ho Chi Minh City on December 24 with 15 tonnes of humanitarian relief supplies for people affected by floods in central Vietnam.
New Delhi (VNA) – An Indian warship anchored at Nha Rong port inHo Chi Minh City on December 24 with 15 tonnes of humanitarian relief suppliesfor people affected by floods in central Vietnam.
This is part of India’s efforts to assist countries in theregion amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hindustan Times reported.
The visit by the corvette INS Kiltan is also aimed atenhancing maritime cooperation between the two navies and contributing toregional security and stability.
On its departure from Ho Chi Minh City, the warship willundertake an exercise with the Vietnam People’s Navy in the East Sea fromDecember 26-27.
INS Kiltan arrived at Nha Rong port under “MissionSagar-III”, part of India’s humanitarian assistance and disaster reliefassistance to friendly foreign countries during the pandemic, the IndianDefence Ministry said.
The relief materials will be handed over to Vietnam’scentral steering committee for national disaster prevention and control. “Thisassistance is reflective of the deep people-to-people connect between the twofriendly countries,” the ministry said.
Mission Sagar-III was launched in line with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s vision of SAGAR on security and growth for all in the region,and “reiterates India’s position as a dependable partner and the Indian Navy asthe preferred security partner and first responder”, it added.
Earlier this week, India and Vietnam signed seven agreementsin areas ranging from defence to petrochemicals and unveiled a joint vision forenhanced security cooperation to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific during asummit between Modi and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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Corvette INS Kiltan (Source: Twitter) 
