The statue of Indian literary celebrity Tagore is inaugurated in Bac Ninh. (Photo: VNA)

The statue of Tagore is a gift from the Indian Government to Vietnam. A delegation of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs led by Minister S. Jaishankar attended the inaugural ceremony.

Secretary of the Bac Ninh Party Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan highlighted the traditional friendship of Vietnam and India that takes root in the cultural and religious exchanges more than 2,000 years ago and was fostered by President Ho Chi Minh and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

The cooperation between the two countries have reaped many important achievements not only in politics-diplomacy but also in economics and defence-security, turning them into reliable and important partners of each other, matching their comprehensive strategic partnership.
Minister S. Jaishankar recalled that Indian monks had come to Luy Lau in Bac Ninh to teach Buddhism in the ancient time, turning it into a famous Buddhism centre in Vietnam, which constitutes a special spiritual and cultural bond between India and Bac Ninh.