Rajnath Singh visits training institutions of Vietnam on the final day

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday visited the training institutions of Vietnam on the final day of his three-day official visit to the Southeast Asian country. Rajnath Singh, who is in Vietnam to enhance defence cooperation between the two countries, began his day's engagements by paying a visit to Air Force Officers Training School at Nha Trang.

The Minister handed over a gift of one million dollars on behalf of the Government of India for the establishment of a language and IT laboratory in the School. Addressing the Officers at the School, he hoped that the laboratory would substantially contribute to sharpening the language and IT skills of Air Defence and Air Force personnel of Vietnam.

Later, Singh visited the Telecommunications University in Nha Trang, where an Army Software Park is being established with the $US 5 million grant from the Government of India. The grant was announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Vietnam in September 2016.

During his visit to Vietnam, the Minister had held bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and called on the President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc & Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

On June 09, 2022, the Defence Minister handed over 12 High-Speed Guard Boats to Vietnam during his visit to Hong Ha Shipyard in Hai Phong. The boats have been constructed under the Government of India's $US 100 million Defence Line of Credit to Vietnam.

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