India and Vietnam have agreed to simplify visa procedures for their nationals in order to boost tourism between the two countries. The agreement was arrived at a bilateral meeting between Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi, currently on a visit to Vietnam, and Chairman of Vietnam National Tourism Administration Nguyen Van Tuan, a government statement said.

Chiranjeevi said that the potential for cooperation in boosting tourism between the two countries was very big.

Minister of state for tourism (I/C), Shri K. Chiranjeevi has said that India as a part of its the look east policy is sparing no effort to add more content to our “Strategic Partnership” with Vietnam, in the fields of defence, economic, scientific-educational and cultural cooperation.”He was addressing a luncheon reception hosted by Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam (INCHAM) in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.today 

Regarding tourists arrival from Vietnam to India, the Minister said: “The number of travellers between India and Vietnam exceed 40000 a year, growing by about 15-20% annually. The Vietnamese are particularly attracted towards our Buddhist circuit, and more and more Indians are travelling to Vietnam to visit their Cham heritage sites and beautiful beaches. I do hope that as numbers increase, direct flights between India and Vietnam would become commercially viable and open soon. 

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