Vietnam mulling consulate in Kolkata

Vietnam is also considering strengthening ties with India by starting direct flights between Hanoi and Kolkata.

Vietnam is considering strengthening ties with India's eastern region by setting up a consulate in the city and starting direct flights between Hanoi and Kolkata.

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India and Vietnam are observing 50 years of the historic meeting between Jawaharlal Nehru and Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi through various programmes organised under the aegis of Indo-Vietnam Solidarity Committee.

Indian External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh is slated to visit Hanoi from Sunday. He is expected to discuss the possibility of starting direct flights between Indian cities and Hanoi.