PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Vietnam in the past 15 years.
Asserting that India and Vietnam share 'traditionally close relations', Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his visit to Hanoi is a 'reinforcement of friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation' between the two leaderships.
"India not only stood by Vietnam during its freedom struggle but also during its phase of national reunification. The late 1970s and 80s were a difficult period for Vietnam, and India was one of the few countries that stood by Vietnam in its time of need. My visit to Vietnam is a reinforcement of our friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation," said Prime Minister Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick started his engagement in Hanoi by paying homage to national heroes and martyrs at their monuments this morning.
He also laid wreath at the war memorial located across the Ba Dinh Square, across the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and close to Hanoi Citadel.
Prime Minister Modi, who arrived in Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Friday night, held bilateral talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc and also met President Tran Dai Quang to deepen ties in key areas of defence, security and trade, oil exploration, solar energy and some other sectors, on Saturday.
He also met Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, National Assembly Chairperson Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Vietnam in 15 years.
Here are some of the photographs from his visit.
1. Reception ceremony
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc during his ceremonial reception at the Presidential palace in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
2. At Communist Party Headquarters
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PM Narendra Modi and Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong talk under a statue of the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Party's headquarters. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
3. Quan Su Pagoda
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PM Narendra Modi at the historic Quan Su Pagoda, in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
4. Meeting the monks
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PM Narendra Modi at the Quan Su Pagoda pose for photographs with the Buddhist monks. He even invited the monks and nuns there to visit the 'land of Buddha' India, and his constituency Varanasi. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
5. Sealing off military cooperation
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc witness as Preeti Saran, Secretary at India's Ministry of External Affairs, and Vietnam's Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh sign a military cooperation agreement at the Government office in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
6. Wreath for Ho Chi Minh
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PM Narendra Modi walks towards the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, with a wreath. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
7. At Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
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PM Narendra Modi salutes after laying the wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
8. Paying respect to the martyrs
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PM Narendra Modi lays wreath at the Monument of the National Heroes and Martyrs. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
9. PM Modi and President Tran Dai Quang
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PM Narendra Modi and Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang talk under a statue of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
10. Addressal
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PM Narendra Modi addressing with PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a joint statement. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
11. Ho Chi Minh's stilt house
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PM Narendra Modi with PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc feed fish in front of Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House at the Presidential Palace. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
