President Pratibha Patil [Images] arrived in the Vietnamese capital, Ho-Chin-Minh City on Monday, as part of a ten-day visit to Vietnam and Indonesia to bilateral ties with these economically and strategically important neighbours in the ASEAN region.

Besides attending a business delegation meeting organised by FICCI and Vietnam Chambers of Commerce and official level talks, Patil would have meeting with her Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Image: Indian President Pratibha Patil, being welcomed byVice Chairperson of the People's Committee of Ho Chi minh City, Madam Nguyen Thi Hong, on her arrival.

Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhawan