Special activities to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh in Slovakia and Chile

On May 19, at the Town Hall of Horné Saliby Town in Trnava Province (Slovakia), the Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia held a ceremony to celebrate the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh .

Attending the event were representatives of the Horné Saliby Town government, Vietnamese Honorary Consuls in Slovakia, representatives of the Vietnamese Association, the Vietnamese Women's Association and overseas Vietnamese living, studying and working throughout Slovakia.

According to VNA correspondent in Central and Eastern Europe, at the ceremony, Ambassador Pham Truong Giang highly appreciated the Horné Saliby town government for proactively building and carefully restoring the bronze plaque eight years ago, as well as carefully preserving the documentary images commemorating President Ho Chi Minh's visit to the town in 1957.

This is a symbol of friendship between Vietnam and Slovakia, demonstrating the respect of the Slovak people for President Ho Chi Minh.

Every year on Uncle Ho's birthday, Vietnamese people from all over Slovakia gather here to remember the heroic history of the nation and the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh, the national liberation hero and world cultural celebrity.

Mr. Pavol Dobosy - Mayor of Horné Saliby, said that it was a great honor for President Ho Chi Minh to visit the town in 1957.

The familiar, simple and friendly image of President Ho Chi Minh when he came to the town left a deep impression on the people here. He also expressed his joy when he learned that the tractor that the people of the town gave President Ho Chi Minh was respectfully displayed in Vietnam.

Until now, although the generation of people who attended that event is no longer there, the town still deeply respects and always has warm feelings for the country and people of Vietnam, and is very honored to welcome sincere Vietnamese friends back here every year to reminisce about old memories.

The notebook keeps photos and autographs of President Ho Chi Minh during his visit to Horné Saliby Town in 1957. (Photo: VNA)

Mr. Nguyen Kim Dang - Vice President of the Vietnamese Association in Slovakia, affirmed that attending the 135th Birthday Anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh is a very meaningful event, as the Vietnamese community in Slovakia remembers his contributions and always deeply engraves his image throughout the length of the struggle for national independence.

Ms. Nguyen Minh Keng, President of the Vietnamese Women's Union in Slovakia, expressed her appreciation for the good feelings of the town's people towards President Ho Chi Minh in particular and the Vietnamese people in general.

Slovakian friends and overseas Vietnamese expressed their hope that the two sides will continue to strengthen solidarity and friendly exchanges through sports and cultural activities and meetings and exchanges in the coming time.

On this occasion, Ambassador Pham Truong Giang inquired about the socio-economic situation of the town, emphasizing the significance of strengthening bilateral cooperation in many fields between the localities and people of the two countries, especially on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Slovakia diplomatic relations.

Mayor Pavol Dobosy shared that the town used to be strong in agricultural production, but gradually shifted to assembly and mechanical industries to suit Slovakia's general development orientation. He affirmed that the town is ready to exchange and share cooperation potential with Vietnamese localities.

The two sides also reaffirmed the importance of the traditional friendly partnership between Vietnam and Slovakia, and agreed to study and seek the possibility of local-level cooperation in a number of areas, such as trade, transformation experience, cooperatives, high-tech agriculture, mechanics and assembly, and other potential areas in the future.

The ceremony took place in an intimate and friendly atmosphere. Both sides raised their glasses to celebrate the close, close and historically important relationship between Slovakian friends and Vietnamese expatriates.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Pham Truong Giang, Mr. Pavol Dobosy, Mayor of Horne Saliby and delegates took a souvenir photo by the Bronze Sign commemorating President Ho Chi Minh's visit to Horne Saliby Town in 1957. (Photo: VNA)

In Chile, in a solemn and emotional atmosphere, the Vietnamese Embassy coordinated with the Cerro Navia District government to organize a ceremony to celebrate the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh at the Park named after him in the capital Santiago de Chile.

According to VNA correspondent in South America, the ceremony was attended by Mr. Mauro Tamayo Rozas - District Chief of Cerro Navia, where the statue of President Ho Chi Minh is located, along with many officials of the Vietnamese Embassy, ​​overseas Vietnamese and Chilean friends who love Vietnam.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Nguyen Viet Cuong reviewed the revolutionary life of President Ho Chi Minh, while emphasizing his ideology of national independence, legacy and international stature.

The Ambassador portrayed President Ho Chi Minh - an outstanding son of the Vietnamese people, who spent nearly three decades traveling around the world to find a way to save the country.

During that journey, he absorbed the quintessence of human culture and became a bridge between the Vietnamese revolution and the movement for national independence around the world.

In 1945, he successfully led the August Revolution, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam - the first worker-peasant state in Southeast Asia.

Not only was he a leader for the Vietnamese people, President Ho Chi Minh also became an international symbol of the aspiration for freedom, equality and justice.

From his participation in the founding of the French Communist Party in 1920 to his advocacy for the right of self-determination of colonial peoples, Ho Chi Minh's ideology transcended national borders.

Ho Chi Minh's ideology and life devoted to the national liberation revolution have given strength to many independence movements in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Ambassador Nguyen Viet Cuong recalled his famous saying: "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom," a call for peoples to fight for peace in the world. The Ambassador affirmed that the victory of April 30, 1975 was "the realization of President Ho Chi Minh's aspiration for a unified and free Vietnam."

This year, the Vietnamese people celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South. The victory in the struggle for national reunification is not only the result of the patriotism and indomitable will of the Vietnamese people, but also the common achievement of all those who persistently fight for peace, freedom and justice around the world.

Ambassador Nguyen Viet Cuong expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the support from the Chilean people - friends who have shown solidarity and sympathy with Vietnam during difficult years. These are valuable evidences of the friendship between the two nations, built on the foundation of consensus and common humanitarian ideals.

On this occasion, Ambassador Nguyen Viet Cuong also introduced to Chilean friends the work "Prison Diary" by Uncle Ho. The collection of poems consists of 133 poems in Chinese characters, written during the time he was detained and escorted through many prisons in Guangxi Province (China) from August 1942 to September 1943, under the supervision of the Kuomintang government.

Ambassador Nguyen Viet Cuong emphasized that this special literary work of President Ho Chi Minh truly reflects his experiences, thoughts and emotions in prison.

This is not only the diary of a political prisoner, but also a self-portrait of the soul and mind of a great revolutionary. Through each verse, readers can feel his deep patriotism, his indomitable will to live, his immense compassion and his intense desire for freedom.

Ambassador Nguyen Viet Cuong recalled that the famous Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971, once said: "Ho Chi Minh is a source of encouragement for all those who fight for justice."

Ambassador Nguyen Viet Cuong also presented delegates attending the ceremony with a special edition of "Prison Diary," printed in three languages: Vietnamese - Chinese - Spanish, to help international readers, especially the Spanish-speaking community, better understand the thoughts and soul of President Ho Chi Minh./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/cac-hoat-dong-dac-biet-tuong-nho-chu-cich-ho-chi-minh-tai-slovakia-va-chile-post1039733.vnp