Launch of the book "Biography of Ho Chi Minh" in Greek

After more than 6 months of efforts with the support of the Steering Committee for External Information Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, especially the World Publishing House, and the Greek side, Mr. Velissarios Kossivakis - a member of the Greek Communist Party, and the New Star group, the book "Biography of Ho Chi Minh" in Greek has been officially launched.

According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece Pham Thi Thu Huong, there have been a number of books about President Ho Chi Minh translated into Greek before, but the book "Biography of Ho Chi Minh" published this time is the most complete book in Greek, introducing the biography and career of President Ho Chi Minh from his youth to the period of leaving to find a way to save the country; the period of preparation for the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam ; leading the revolutionary movement; leading the general uprising; leading the national resistance and the cause of building socialism in the North, fighting to liberate the South, and unifying the country.

Ambassador Pham Thi Thu Huong emphasized that this will be a valuable handbook, meeting the needs of more and more Greek readers who want to better understand the life, career and great ideology of President Ho Chi Minh ; at the same time, helping to further enhance mutual understanding between the people of the two countries, nurturing the traditional good friendship between Vietnam and Greece to develop more and more brilliantly.

Having visited Vietnam many times, Mr. Velissarios Kossivakis, a member of the Greek Communist Party, expressed his very special feelings for Vietnam, especially his respect and admiration for President Ho Chi Minh.

The book “Biography of Ho Chi Minh” in Greek. (Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in Greece)

As an experienced person who has translated and published many books by Cuban leaders into Greek, Mr. Velissarios Kossivakis has long wanted to translate President Ho Chi Minh's books into Greek so that more Greeks can better understand the great leader of the Vietnamese people.

Thanking the Vietnamese Embassy in Greece and the World Publishing House for supporting him in realizing this wish, Mr. Velissarios Kossivakis said that following the book "Biography of Ho Chi Minh", he and the New Star group are currently translating from English to Greek the book "Selected writings of President Ho Chi Minh from 1920-1969" provided by the World Publishing House and are making efforts to complete it on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day.

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