The set of joint postage stamps between Vietnam and India consists of two 43x32mm stamps depicting Vovinam and Kalarippayattu. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A set of jointpostage stamps between Vietnam and India was released in Hanoi on October 16 tointroduce the two countries’ cultures.
The stamps were jointly issued by the Ministryof Information and Communications (MIC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofVietnam, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, the Indian Embassy in Vietnam,and the Vietnam Post Corporation.
The set consists of two 43x32mm stampsdepicting Vovinam and Kalarippayattu, which are respectively traditionalmartial arts of Vietnam and India. They also feature an image of the combinedflags of the two countries.
The stamp on Kalarippayattu wasdesigned by Indian painter Brahma Prakash while the one on Vovinam by Vietnamesepainter Pham Trung Ha.
The stamps are available on thepostal network and offices from October 6, 2023 to June 30, 2025.
HoangBao Ngoc, Deputy Director of the MIC’s Department of Posts, said the launching of thejoint stamps was a meaningful activity marking the development of the Vietnam -India friendship, cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and comprehensivestrategic partnership.
Vietnam and India officially set updiplomatic relations on January 7, 1972 and upgraded their ties to the comprehensivestrategic partnership in 2016.
On January 25, 2018, a set of jointpostage stamps was also launched by the Vietnamese MIC and the Indian Ministryof Communications to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the diplomaticties, the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership, and thefirst anniversary of the comprehensive strategic partnership./.
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The set of joint postage stamps between Vietnam and India consists of two 43x32mm stamps depicting Vovinam and Kalarippayattu. (Photo: VNA) 
