Statue of Indian literary celebrity Tagore inaugurated in Bac Ninh
A delegation of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs led by Minister S. Jaishankar on October 15 visited the northern province of Bac Ninh and attended a ceremony to inaugurate a statue of the famous Indian poet and writer, Rabindranath Tagore in the province’s capital, Bac Ninh city.
The statue of Indian literary celebrity Tagore is inaugurated in Bac Ninh. (Photo: VNA)
Bac Ninh (VNA) – A delegation of the Indian Ministry of ExternalAffairs led by Minister S. Jaishankar on October 15 visited the northernprovince of Bac Ninh and attended a ceremony to inaugurate a statue of thefamous Indian poet and writer, Rabindranath Tagore in the province’s capital,Bac Ninh city.
The statue of Tagore is a gift from the Indian Government toVietnam.
Addressing the ceremony, Secretary of the Bac Ninh PartyCommittee Nguyen Anh Tuan highlighted the traditional friendship of Vietnam andIndia that takes root in the cultural and religious exchanges more than 2,000years ago and was fostered by President Ho Chi Minh and Prime Minister JawaharlalNehru.
He said over the past more than 50 years, India has been a reliable partnerthat regularly expresses its support of Vietnam’s development path and policiesat many regional and international forums.
The cooperation between the two countries have reaped many importantachievements not only in politics-diplomacy but also in economics and defence-security,turning them into reliable and important partners of each other, matching theircomprehensive strategic partnership, Tuan said.
He stressed that the statue of the great Indian poet is thefirst placed at the International Friendship Park of Bac Ninh, which theprovince builds to honour the cooperation and friendship between the provinceand foreign countries.
Minister S. Jaishankar thanked the government and people of BacNinh for holding the ceremony to inaugurate the statue of Tagore. He said hewas surprised by Vietnamese people’s admiration for the Indian poet whose worksare widely known in Vietnam and even introduced in Vietnam’s school textbook.
He recalled that Indian monks had come to Luy Lau in Bac Ninh to teach Buddhismin the ancient time, turning it into a famous Buddhism centre in Vietnam,which constitutes a special spiritual and cultural bond between India and BacNinh.
After the ceremony, the Indian minister and Bac Ninh leadersplanted trees at the park and visited Phat Tich Pagoda in Tien Du district./.
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The statue of Indian literary celebrity Tagore is inaugurated in Bac Ninh. (Photo: VNA) 
