India, Vietnam sign 12 agreements for strengthening strategic partnership

Mangalore Today News Network

Sep 03, 2016: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome in front of the majestic Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Saturday morning.

Twelve agreements ranging from agreements on defence, health and space have been signed between India and Vietnam.

Delegation-level talks between India and Vietnam are underway.

PM Narendra Modi and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc begin their meeting and talks.

The PM, donning white churidar kurta with grey jacket, is taken to the humble traditional stilt house near the palace where Vietnam’s beloved leader Ho Chi Minh lived intermittently between 1958-1969. 

Narendra Modi, the first Indian prime minister to visit the communist nation in 15 years, was welcomed by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quant.

After national anthems of both India and Vietnam were played by the armed forces band, dressed in sharp white with gold tassels and black gum boots, the Prime Minister inspects a guard of honour by the three armed forces of the host country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accorded a ceremonial welcome in front of the majestic Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Saturday morning.