The Vietnam – India People’s Friendship festival celebrating the cultural exchange as well as long-term relationship between two countries was held at Ho Chi Minh City’s Union of Friendship Organizations on October 25.

The celebration welcomed not only a 29-member delegation from India led by Devi Prasad Tripathi but also Vietnamese students majoring in Indian Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Phan Long, Vice President of the municipal Union of Friendship Organizations, emphasized that the celebration helped confirm the long-term relationship between Vietnam and India.

A number of Vietnamese and Indian traditional songs were performed by both Indian and Vietnamese people at the celebration. 

“We were happy to see people in Hanoi and Da Nang appreciated our performance. We believe that the relationship between Vietnam and India will strongly develop,” Devi Prasad Tripathi asserted.

In 2012, Vietnam - India successfully celebrated their friendship year which marked the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties between two nations.