Defence Minister inaugurates BEL representative office in Vietnam

Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, inaugurated the first representative office of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Vietnam. Sitharaman handed over the symbolic key of the representative office of BEL at Vietnam (VIRO) to Gowtama M V, Chairman and Managing Director, BEL, during the Vietnam-India Defence Industry Business Meeting held at Hotel Melia, Hanoi. This was in the presence of P Harish, Ambassador of India to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Ajay Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), and other senior officials of India and Vietnam Defence forces. VIRO is located in close proximity to the Embassy of India, Vietnam, on the 10th Floor of TNR Tower, Hanoi.