Inauguration of the Statue of President Ho Chi Minh in Bulgaria

Photo caption — General Secretary To Lam cut the ribbon to inaugurate the President Ho Chi Minh Monument in the Embassy grounds. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

Also attending were: Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria Atanas Zafirov, the Bulgaria - Vietnam Friendship Association, Bulgarian friends, Ambassadors, Embassy staff and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Balkan region including Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and the Czech Republic.

In a solemn and emotional atmosphere, General Secretary To Lam and Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov jointly performed the ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially placing the statue of President Ho Chi Minh - the beloved leader of the Vietnamese people, national liberation hero, and outstanding cultural figure in Bulgaria.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet expressed her honor to welcome the General Secretary and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to visit and inaugurate the President Ho Chi Minh Monument on the occasion of the two countries celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Bulgaria diplomatic relations (1950-2025).

At the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam thanked the State and People of Bulgaria for always having good feelings for Vietnam over the past 75 years; emphasizing that this official visit to the Republic of Bulgaria is very important, right on the special occasion, the two countries celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations; the two countries have agreed to upgrade the relationship to a Strategic Partnership. The upgrading of the relationship is very important, orienting cooperation, working together to serve the development of the two countries, for the people of Vietnam and Bulgaria, and contributing to global peace and development.

The General Secretary pointed out the new content of the Vietnam - Bulgaria Strategic Partnership focusing on 6 main pillars: Continuing to strengthen political relations between Vietnam and Bulgaria, which is the core for the good relationship between the two countries, strengthening the brotherly relationship, increasing visits of high-level delegations, and enhancing cooperation aspects. Focusing on socio-economic development, Vietnam and Bulgaria still have a lot of potential to promote cooperation, especially within the framework of trade agreements between Vietnam and Europe. During this visit, more than a dozen documents and cooperation agreements were signed.

Cultural - social cooperation, education - training, people-to-people exchange and especially science - technology, Bulgaria's strong fields, are increasingly strengthened and developed. Many Bulgarian universities continue to award scholarships and offer educational exchange programs to Vietnamese students and researchers. In the coming time, Vietnamese people in Bulgaria are expected to continue to make positive contributions to Bulgaria and be a bridge of friendship between the two countries. Vietnam has unilaterally exempted visas for Bulgaria to create favorable conditions for experts, scientists, businessmen, tourists... to come to Vietnam; continue to expand trade cooperation by sea, rail and air; strengthen defense - security cooperation, an important pillar demonstrating high political trust between the two countries; expand labor cooperation, open the market for Vietnamese workers to work in Bulgaria; cooperate in international forums on issues of interest to the two countries; Together contribute to stability, peace and cooperation in the ASEAN region, the EU and the world.

Sharing with Bulgarian friends and our compatriots abroad about the situation in Vietnam, the General Secretary emphasized that for our compatriots abroad, the Party and State have implemented many new policies such as nationality, identity cards, real estate, travel, etc.; hoping that in the general excited atmosphere of the country, our compatriots abroad will unite, be unified, support each other and always look towards their homeland - the country.

The General Secretary instructed that the Embassy is not only a representative agency of Vietnam abroad but also a common home for the Vietnamese community abroad, a trusted address, a support for our compatriots, where people entrust their trust, affection and devotion to their homeland and country.

On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam presented the Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria with a bronze drum painting and presented overseas Vietnamese with homeland gifts and Vietnamese language books for children and Vietnamese language classes in the community. With the hope that the books about Vietnamese language, Vietnamese culture, the heroic history and thousand-year tradition of the country and people of Vietnam will continue to connect generations of Vietnamese people abroad with their roots, homeland and country, and be a source of inspiration, fostering national pride and love for the homeland for generations of Vietnamese people abroad.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/khanh-thanh-tuong-chu-cich-ho-chi-minh-tai-bulgaria-20251025083358355.htm