Minister of State L. Murugan meets Vietnamese delegation

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, L. Murugan, presents a book on Buddhism to Member of the Political Bureau, Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam and CPV Chairman of the Central Commission for Publicity, Information, and Mass Mobilisation Nguyen Trong Nghia during a meeting at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi on June 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI

India and Vietnam on Thursday (June 5, 2025) agreed to step up cooperation in the media and entertainment sector during a meeting held between Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, L. Murugan, and a delegation of high-ranking officials from Vietnam.

The Vietnamese delegation was led by Nguyen Trong Nghia, Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and chairperson of the CPV’s Central Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation.

The meeting was also attended by I&B Secretary Sanjay Jaju, and other senior officials of the Ministry.

“India and Vietnam share traditionally close and warm bilateral relations. In 2022, the two countries celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The India - Vietnam bilateral relations were elevated in the year 2016 to the level of ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Vietnam,” a government release said.

“Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia lauded India’s impressive growth as the world’s fourth largest economy and emphasised the strong friendship and partnership between both the countries,” it said, adding that it was proposed to have programmes for enhanced cooperation between media organisations of both sides.

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Mr. Murugan appreciated the participation of a large Vietnamese delegation to the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit 2025, in May.

“Both the countries stressed their deep civilisational connections including a shared Buddhist heritage and agreed to work actively to further strengthen their multi-dimensional cooperation,” the release said.

Published - June 05, 2025 11:13 pm IST