Sun, Nov 4th, 2012 6:04 pm BdST
Dhaka, Nov 4 (bdnews24.com)–Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday visited
the historic Bai Dinh Pagoda at the Ninh Binh City, before leaving the Vietnamese
capital Hanoi for Laos to attend the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting of Heads of State and
Government (ASEM9).
On her arrival at Bai Dinh Pagoda, about 100 kilometers from Hanoi, Chairman of
the Ninh Binh Peoples Committee Bui Van Thang received the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister stayed there for about half-an hour and visited the surrounding
places.
She was accompanied by Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Ambassador at-Large M.
Ziauddin, Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad, Bangladesh's Ambassador to Vietnam
Supradip Chakma, Buddhist monk from Bangladesh Satyananda Priya Mohathero
and Buddhist community leader and member of Awami League advisory council
Pranab Barua were present among others.
The Prime Minister prayed for divine blessings for peace and progress of the both
countries and their citizens.
Bai Dinh Pagoda, situated in the mountainous Bai Dinh district, is one of the important
tourist attractions in Vietnam. The government recognised the Bai Dinh mountain as a
cultural and historical heritage of Vietnam in 1997.
The Prime Minister invited the Buddhist monks and political party leaders including the
Pagoda Chief to join the Buddhist International Conference in Dhaka slated for Nov 9
this year.
In the afternoon, Hasina left Hanoi, concluding her three-day trip to Vietnam. The summit of the 48-nation forum of Asian and European countries will be held this
year with the theme--"Friends for Peace, Partners for Prosperity"--aimed at promoting
mutual understanding, peace, stability, development and prosperity of Asia and Europe.
The summit will provide an opportunity to the leaders of Asia and Europe to discuss
regional and international issues of common interests and concerns, including, among
others, food and energy security, sustainable development, financial and economic crisis,
climate change, natural disaster response and socio-cultural cooperation.
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