New Delhi: Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang inspected the Guard of Honor after receiving the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of President Shri Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi.

President Tran Dai Quang, who is on a three-day state visit to India, landed here on late Friday evening.

Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang is also scheduled to hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday.

Strengthening cooperation in the key areas of defense and trade will be high on the agenda.

The two sides are likely to sign memorandums of understanding in the Key areas of nuclear energy, agriculture, trade, and investment.

Quang aims to reinforce their partnership to ward off China's mounting influence and it is likely that he will hold the meeting with his Indian counterpart President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this key issue.

On March 4, the Vietnamese president will deliver an address, which will be an important policy statement.

The two sides are likely to sign memorandums of understanding in the areas of nuclear energy, agriculture and trade and investment.

EAM taking head Ravessh Kumar said, “Warm welcome to the Vietnamese President, Tran Dai Quang and his wife Nguyen Thi Hien on a State visit to India! Vietnam is an important pillar in India's #ActEastPolicy and the two countries share civilization relationship spanning over 2000 years,” he tweeted.

Earlier President Quang began his trip by visiting Bodh Gaya in Bihar, which is one of the well-regarded Buddhist holy sites in the world, on Friday morning.

President Quang is also likely to interact with well-known Indian businessmen and CEOs.

The Vietnamese President arrived India with an 18-member delegation, including ministers, party leaders, and businessmen.

Worth mentioning here Prime Minister Modi had visited Vietnam in 2016, a year before the two countries celebrated 45 adoration years of diplomatic ties.

During this visit, both sides signed 12 agreements in a wide range of areas covering IT, space, double taxation and sharing white shipping information.

India had also extended a USD 500 million Line of Credit to Vietnam for smoothing the progress of deeper defense cooperation between the two nations.