Speech by the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, at the Centenary Celebrations of the Laban Bengali Girls' Higher Secondary School
Dear Students,
Teachers,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Students,
Teachers,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great privilege and honour for me to participate in the First National Education Day celebrations.
Air Warriors,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your Excellency Chairman Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
My fellow Indians and
Vietnamese friends,
I am very happy to visit Vietnam and to meet the leaders and the people of this great country. I am delighted to be here today with members of the Indian community, who have all been participating in the rapid economic transformation of Vietnam.