New Delhi: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong, met on Friday to address the current Ukraine issue and the situation in the South China Sea.

Modi spoke with Trong over the phone and discussed a wide range of topics. The two leaders congratulated each other on the 50th anniversary of India and Vietnam's diplomatic relations, which is being commemorated this year. The two leaders were pleased with the swift pace of broad cooperation under the India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which was launched during Modi's 2016 visit to Vietnam.

PM Modi emphasised Vietnam's importance as a pillar of India's Act East Policy and Indo-Pacific Vision, and expressed his desire to expand the breadth of bilateral cooperation while also working to forward existing initiatives quickly. Modi also demanded that India's pharmaceutical and agricultural products have easier access to the Vietnamese market. He alsoi expressed satisfaction over India's involvement in the restoration of Cham structures in Vietnam, citing the two nations' historical and civilisational links.

The two leaders also agreed to strengthen the bilateral defence ties. They also discussed regional and global topics of mutual importance, such as the current Ukraine conflict and the situation in the South China Sea.

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