Hanoi, May 7 -- : Vietnam President Luong Cuong on Tuesday appreciated India's sending of Holy Buddha Relics to the country, a gesture which has further strengthened the strong spiritual and cultural ties between both countries.

Cuong, accompanied by Union Minister of Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju paid respects to the Holy Buddha Relics brought from Sarnath near Kashi to Thanh Tam Pagoda located within the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Binh Chanh District of Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam's Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs and Politburo Member and Party Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City also paid their respects to the holy Buddha relics. Earlier in the day, Rijiju addressed the opening ceremony of the United Nations Day o...