Vietnam Prez To Lam offers prayers at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya

Vietnamese President To Lam visited Bodh Gaya the place where Lord Buddha achieved enlightenment and offered prayers at the Mahabodhi TempleEarlier in the day Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary extended a warm welcome to the Vietnamese President upon his arrival in Gayaji for a threeday visit to IndiaEarlier in 2011 he had planted a Bodhi tree at the Phat Tich Pagoda in Bac Ninh which was brought from Bodh GayaThe Bihar CM expressed confidence that the Vietnamese Presidents visit would strengthen the bilateral relations between the two nationsSamrat Choudhary took to social media X and said We extended a warm welcome and hearty greetings to the President of Vietnam To Lam upon his arrival in Gayaji a city steeped in spirituality culture and heritageThis historic visit will undoubtedly elevate the deeprooted ties between India and Vietnam to new heights he saidTo Lam also the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam will be in India till May 7 This is his first visit to India after being elected as the President of Vietnam earlier this monthDuring his visit President To Lam will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan on May 6Following this Prime Minister Modi will hold wideranging discussions with President To Lam across the spectrum of bilateral relations along with regional and global issues of mutual interestPresident Droupadi Murmu will also hold a meeting with the visiting leaderOther leaders are also expected to call on President To LamAccording to the MEA the Vietnamese President will also visit Bodh Gaya and Mumbai during his visitThe Ministry further stated that the engagements between leaders will provide fresh momentum to the robust bilateral relations and open new avenues for cooperation between India and VietnamEarlier on April 7 PM Modi congratulated To Lam on his election as Vietnams President and expressed readiness to work with him further to deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nationsHe had expressed confidence that the timetested friendship between the two nations would continue to grow under To Lams leadershipHeartiest congratulations to Mr To Lam on his election as President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam I am confident that under his leadership the timetested friendship between our two countries will continue to grow from strength to strength I look forward to working closely together to further deepen our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the progress and prosperity of our people and the region PM Modi had posted on XIndia and Vietnam share historical and civilisational ties which have steadily deepened over the years President To Lams visit coincides with the special occasion of the two countries marking the 10th anniversary of the elevation of relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreed during the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Vietnam in 2016 the MEA saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever