National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits President Ho Chi Minh relic site in Udon Thani

Attending the groundbreaking ceremony were First Vice President of the Thai House of Representatives Padipat Suntiphada, Governor of Udon Thani Province Wanchai Kongkasame and many overseas Vietnamese and local people.

Photo caption — National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue offers incense at President Ho Chi Minh relic site. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA

The delegation visited the exhibition area, which includes important historical documents on the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh, who devoted his whole life to the nation for peace , national independence, democracy and social progress. On this occasion, the delegates and the people of the two countries reviewed the great and profound thoughts of President Ho Chi Minh, which are still relevant today, embodying the aspirations of the peoples to affirm their cultural identity and to enhance mutual understanding.

The National Assembly Chairman presented gifts to the staff of the Management Board of the Relic Site. Writing in the guestbook at the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his emotion, along with the high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly, to offer incense to President Ho Chi Minh, the beloved leader of the Vietnamese people and a close friend of the Thai people. The National Assembly Chairman expressed his appreciation for the precious sentiments of Thai expatriates, including those in Udon Thani province, for President Ho Chi Minh. National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue also sincerely thanked the government and people of Udon Thani province for supporting, preserving and promoting this important Relic Site, one of the symbolic works of the friendship between the people of the two countries.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the relic site expansion project, Governor of Udon Thani Wanchai Kongkasame emphasized that over the years, the relic site has received increasing attention from local people, attracting a large number of overseas Vietnamese and international tourists to commemorate the beloved Father of the Vietnamese people, an outstanding cultural figure. The government and people of Udon Thani province pledged to actively cooperate in the construction process to achieve the best results.

At the ceremony, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized that President Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary journey had passed through many places in the world, including Udon Thani, an important location where he worked in the early days under the alias "Thau Chin" - the familiar name that the Thai people gave him and which is now named after the road leading to the Relic Site.

The National Assembly Chairman expressed his delight that in recent times, the relic site has regularly welcomed many delegations of overseas Vietnamese as well as Thai friends and international visitors to visit and learn about the life and great career of President Ho Chi Minh. This has helped promote the role of a cultural and historical work of great significance in the spiritual life of the Vietnamese community in Thailand, a vivid symbol of the good friendship between the two countries, contributing to further deepening the cooperative relationship, exchange and mutual understanding between the people of the two countries.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue stated that the groundbreaking ceremony of the project to expand the relic site today is a vivid demonstration of the aspirations of overseas Vietnamese in Thailand in particular and around the world in general in building, preserving and developing works honoring President Ho Chi Minh.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue highly appreciated the efforts and determination of the Management Board of the Relic Site, the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani Province as well as the Vietnamese community in Thailand for their great efforts and hard work to hold today's groundbreaking ceremony, a very important first step for the Relic Site to soon complete its expansion and put it into operation, continuing to better promote the meaningful role of the Relic Site in the coming time.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that this will be a place to preserve valuable information and documents about beloved Uncle Ho so that generations of overseas Vietnamese and international friends can learn about his life, career and commemorate his great contributions; a cultural, educational and community meeting space; a destination to attract local people and tourists to visit, contributing to promoting the historical traditions and cultural identity of the Vietnamese people.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue sincerely thanked the Governor of Udon Thani Province and Thai authorities at all levels for their attention and favorable conditions for the construction and expansion of the relic site; and organizations, individuals and businesses that have joined hands to support the Vietnamese community in Udon Thani in preserving, conserving and promoting the role of the relic site. National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue also said that domestic agencies will coordinate with representative agencies in Thailand to fully support and guide people in the maintenance, conservation and development of the relic site; believing that people will manage, exploit and promote the special value of the relic site.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the delegation, the National Assembly Chairman presented the Relic Site with 50,000 USD to support the construction and expansion of the Relic Site.

The activities on the morning of December 10 concluded the working program of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and the delegation during the official visit to the Kingdom of Thailand from December 7 to December 10.

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