India ready to cooperate with Vietnam in medical sectors

Director of the   Lieut. Gen. Do Quyet (left) and Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Service of India Lieut. Gen. Bipin Puri (Photo: VNA)

New Delhi (VNA) – Lieut. Gen. , Director General of the
of India, has expressed the willingness to cooperate with the Vietnam Military
Medical University (VMMU) in medical sectors in which India has experience and
strength.

Puri made the statement
during his talks with VMMU Director Lieut. Gen. Do Quyet, who paid a working visit
to India from January 14-17.

He said the Vietnamese
delegation’s visit will contribute to consolidating defence ties between
Vietnam and India, and opened up opportunities for cooperation in military
medicine between the two countries. 

While in , Quyet
and his entourage visited some local hospitals and universities, during which
the two sides agreed to propose the Vietnamese and Indian Governments carry out
cooperation in training and scientific research on military, aviation and naval
medicine.

They suggested sending officials
and doctors from the VMMU to India for training courses and experience exchange.-VNA