Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to India contributed to strengthening political trust, deepening multifaceted cooperation, and making Vietnam-India relations more substantive and effective.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on his state visit to India. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

On the morning of August 1st, at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the official welcoming ceremony for Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's state visit to India.

From early morning, the Indian army's cavalry and honor guard were lined up neatly and solemnly, ready to perform the ceremonies to welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

When Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's motorcade arrived at the Presidential Palace gate, the cavalry unit came out to greet and escort the Prime Minister's motorcade to the ceremonial platform area.

Cavalry escorts the Vietnamese delegation's motorcade into the welcoming ceremony. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was waiting and greeted Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the car door.

As Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stepped onto the honorary platform, beneath the Vietnamese and Indian flags, the national anthems of both countries were played by the military band.

As the national anthems of both countries ended, the Commander of the Indian Army Honor Guard invited the Prime Minister to review the Honor Guard.

Afterwards, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced each other to the members of their respective delegations attending the welcoming ceremony.

The welcoming ceremony concluded with warm handshakes.

This is Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's first visit as head of government and the first visit to India by a Vietnamese Prime Minister in 10 years.

The visit contributed to strengthening political trust, deepening multifaceted cooperation, and making the Vietnam-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership more substantive and effective in terms of politics, diplomacy, security, defense, economics, trade, and investment.

This is also an opportunity for the two countries to enhance sharing on regional and international security and strategic issues and reaffirm mutual support in multilateral forums of common interest.

Also on the morning of August 1st, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation laid a wreath at the Raj Ghat memorial site in New Delhi to pay respects to Mahatma Gandhi.

The Prime Minister and his delegation were briefed on some key aspects of Mahatma Gandhi's life and career and performed a flower-laying ceremony to commemorate the Indian national hero.

The Prime Minister and the delegation respectfully bowed their heads; pledging to learn from and follow the example of Mahatma Gandhi's selfless sacrifice for the development and prosperity of the people, especially through his philosophy of "non-violence."

Writing in the guest book, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi, the "great soul" of the Indian people, will always be an eternal symphony, resonating in the hearts of the people of India, Vietnam, and other countries around the world.

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