Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran DaiQuang, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation arrived in Hanoi on March 6night, successfully wrapping up their State visits to India and Bangladesh fromMarch 2-6.
During his stay in India from March 2-4,President Quang held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and met with India’s President Ram Nath Kovind.
He also had meetings withSpeaker of the Lower House of India's Parliament Sumitra Mahajan, Minister of External Affairs SushmaSwaraj, and leaders of political parties and the Vietnam-India FriendshipAssociation.
The President attended theVietnam-India Business Forum and cut the ribbon to launch the “Vietnamese culturaldays in India” programme.
He paid floral tribute toIndia's national hero Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat Memorial andvisited the eastern Indianstate of Bihar.
President Quang also talkedwith nearly 300 Indian politicians, professors, researchers, scholars andstudents at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi.
Meanwhile, President Quang’svisit to Bangladesh from March 4-6 took place at a time when the two countrieswere celebrating the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
While in Bangladesh, he heldtalks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and met with Bangladesh’s PresidentAbdul Hamid.
He also had meetings withthe Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh and the Chairman of the Bangladesh Workers' Party, and attended the openingceremony of the “Vietnamese cultural days in Bangladesh” programme.-VNA
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