YBP - As part of the commemorative events to mark the 152nd Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, 75th anniversary year of India’s Independence and 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam, the Embassy of India in coordination with People’s Committee of Yen Bai Province organized a Tree Planting Ceremony in Yen Bai on 2nd October 2021.
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The leaders near the Yen Bai - India frendship trees.
The ceremony was attended by Nguyen The Phuoc – Standing Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Yen Bai Province and H.E. Mr. Pranay Verma, Ambassador of India to Vietnam, dignitaries of People’s Committee and the Indian business community in Yen Bai.
In his remarks, Ambassador Pranay Verma described the tree plantation as a long-lasting symbol of age-old friendship between India and Vietnam and the collaboration between the two countries for protection of environment.
A total of 125 Giang Huong trees (Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurs) were planted to mark the 75 years of Indian Independence and 50 years of India-Vietnam diplomatic relations.
Ambassador also thanked the Provincial Government of Yen Bai to join the Embassy of India in marking Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary as well as in celebrating the 75th anniversary year of India’s Independence and 50 years of India-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations. Ambassador highlighted the close links developed between India and Yen Bai province through various Indian development and investment projects in the province as well as mutual exchange of visits.
Mr. Nguyen The Phuoc – Vice Chairman of People’s Committee of Yen Bai affirmed that the gifting of 125 Giang Huong trees for the province was a vivid demonstration of the sentiment and attachment between the two countries and the relations between the Embassy of India and Yen Bai Province. This type of trees which has good shade and gives beautiful flowers are suitable for the soil of Yen Bai. The gifting and planting of trees are the meaningful activities to mark 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and India and 75th anniversary year of India’s Independence. These trees also contributed to the programme to plant one billion trees under the Green Vietnam Initiative during 2021-2025 launched by the Prime Minister of Vietnam. He expressed hopes that the trees being planted today will grow well and become vivid symbols of friendship between Vietnam and India, between people of the two nations and between Yen Bai and India.
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