NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday extended warm greetings to General Phan Van Giang on his appointment as the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Vietnam, stating that India looks forward to deepening longstanding defence ties.
General Phan Van Giang was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, concurrently serving as Minister of National Defence, on April 8.
Vietnam's 16th National Assembly approved this during its first session, as part of the new government for the 2026–2031 term under Prime Minister Le Minh Hung. He is one of six Deputy Prime Ministers.
Taking to X, Singh said, "Warm congratulations to General Phan Van Giang on his appointment as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam."
He exuded confidence that the India-Vietnam partnership will continue to grow from strength to strength in the years ahead.
"India looks forward to further strengthening our longstanding defence ties and deepening cooperation across security, military exchanges and defence industry collaboration under your continued leadership. Confident that our partnership will continue to grow from strength to strength in the years ahead, " the Defence Minister added.
Earlier, on April 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated To Lam on his election as Vietnam's President and expressed readiness to work with him to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations.