Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma said Vietnamese defense cooperation - positively in 2020 despite the impact of Covid-19.

"The two countries adapt cautiously with the new situation and maintain the motivation for commitments through online platforms," the ambassador Pranay Verma said with VnExpress.

Vietnam - Press in 2020 maintains close contact with anti-Covid-19 activities and the role of the two-country military in this effort.

"Navy and Indian Coast Guard regularly ships visiting Vietnam. The United Nations Peacekeeper is another major cooperation sector of the two countries," Verma Ambassador said.

Indian Naval Ins Kiltan ships visited Ho Chi Minh City in December 2020, bringing 1,500 tons of goods to support flood victims in Central Vietnam.

The Indian army rehearsed with the Vietnam Peacekeeping Force, aiming to share knowledge and experience to handle situations arising in duty in the field.

India's defense credit packages for Vietnam, with a total value of 600 million USD, continue to be implemented in 2020 with a focus on strengthening Vietnam's defense production capacity.

The credit package worth 100 million USD was implemented for the project to manufacture 12 high-speed patrol ships to the Vietnam Border Border Command, with 5 units built in India and 7 cars produced by Vietnam.

"The project is a typical example of the national defense industry cooperation and will be completed in 2021," Ambassador Verma said.

Credit of 500 million USD was announced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when visiting Vietnam in September 2016, in order to further strengthen two-sided defense cooperation.

Ambassador Verma said defense cooperation between the two countries recently developed thanks to the institutional framework established in the memorandum of defense in 2009 and declared the general vision of Vietnam - India on cooperation

Vietnam - India defense cooperation has expanded from traditional exchanges to wide-range exposures and military exchanges, including visits of senior military leaders, exercises

"Defense security cooperation between India and Vietnam is one of the important pillars of comprehensive strategic partnerships, reflecting the level of reliability and deep understanding between the two countries," Ambassador Verma

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indian co-member Narendra Modi in the online talks in December 2020 through the general vision statement because of harmony, prosperity and people.

Statement of general vision for harmony, prosperity and people, "will shape Vietnam - India defense cooperation in the future", Ambassador Verma said.

According to the Ambassador Verma, Vietnam is an Indian "Indian-Pacific - Pacific Vision", as a close partner in many major areas and links in the commitment of New

Statement of Indian Ocean - Pacific Vision, was announced by Prime Minister Modi in Shangri La voice in June 2018, affirming "unauthorized opportunities and challenges", and recorded

"Indian Ocean - Pacific Vision is because of a free, open, peaceful, prosperous area and above all an orderly area based on laws and respectful of the sovereignty

The Ambassador Verma said India's Indian-Pacific Vision "Based on ASEAN's central role" and is motivated to be the country's east action policy.

"We are happy that the ASEAN countries, including Vietnam, raise the prospects of Indian Ocean - Pacific (AOIP) similar to Indian-Pacific Indian views. We put together