Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visits India’s Bihar state
Thursday, 30/10/2014 16:13 (GMT+7)
Within the framework of the official visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a high-ranking delegation of the government of Vietnam arrived in the city of Bodh Gaya, Bihar state in the afternoon of October 27th.
Bihar is a northwest state of India with a population of 110 million with an average growth rate of 7% in recent years. The city of Bodh Gaya, capital of Bihar state, is known as a famous Buddhist center of India. Every year, Bodh Gaya welcomes hundreds of thousands of Buddhists and tourists from all over the world.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the high-ranking delegation
of the government of Vietnam respectfully greeted
at Bodh Gaya airport (Photo: IndianExpress) |
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung meets governor of
Bihar state Jitan Ram Manjhi (Photo: IndianExpress) |
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visits Mahabodhi pagoda
in Bodh Gaya city (Photo: IndianExpress) |
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his spouse visit Bodhi Tree
in the precinct of the Mahabodhi pagoda (Photo: IndianExpress) |
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received a souvenir from
a representative of the Mahabodhi pagoda (Photo: IndianExpress) |
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung meets small monks
of the Mahabodhi pagoda (Photo: IndianExpress) |