Prime Minister leaves for South Africa to attend G20 summit

This morning (Vietnam time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife successfully concluded their official visit to Algeria and headed to South Africa to attend the G20 summit.

Previously, in Algeria, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife visited Ho Chi Minh Avenue in the capital Algiers and inaugurated a memorial stele about the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh.

Algeria has two places bearing the name of President Ho Chi Minh: Ho Chi Minh Avenue in the capital Algiers and Ho Chi Minh Road in the center of Oran city.

Of which, Ho Chi Minh Avenue is 3 km long, located on the East-West axis of the capital Algiers. This is one of the main routes, attracting a large number of passersby.

Performing the inauguration ceremony of the memorial stele of President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Nhat Bac

These two roads are to honor President Ho Chi Minh - who has always been respected and admired by the Algerian people for his sympathy and support for Algeria's national liberation struggle.

In the brilliant space of the two countries' national flags, with the song "As if Uncle Ho were here on the great victory day" and the thunderous applause of the Algerian people, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Mr. Kamel Rezig, Minister of Trade and Export Promotion of Algeria, performed the ceremony to inaugurate the memorial stele of President Ho Chi Minh.

The Prime Minister respectfully thanked the State, Government and people of Algeria, and the people of the capital Algiers for their good feelings for the country and people of Vietnam and for their warm, friendly and respectful welcome.

In the glorious past, the two sides have always stood side by side, united, united, supported and helped each other to regain and protect independence and freedom.

In the present and future, the two sides continue to unite, unite, help and support each other for an increasingly bright future, helping the two countries develop into strong, wealthy, civilized and prosperous countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation visit Ho Chi Minh Boulevard. Photo: Nhat Bac

Every year, Ho Chi Minh Avenue in the capital city of Algiers is the venue for celebrations and events to strengthen the friendship between the people of Vietnam and Algeria. The Avenue is also where Vietnamese delegations visit when they come to Algeria, contributing to promoting comprehensive cooperation in many fields such as politics, economics, culture and education.

Visiting the Algerian Vovinam Federation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh thanked Algerian friends and 31,000 Vovinam athletes in Algeria, not only for their noble sportsmanship and community health but also for their special affection for the country, people of Vietnam and Vovinam.

The Prime Minister wished the Vietnam - Algeria friendship to be forever green and sustainable, and the spirit of Vovinam and noble sportsmanship to last forever.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh with athletes from the Algerian Vovinam National Team and the Vovinam Federation in Algeria. Photo: VNA

From the first Vovinam class in Algeria in 2001, with 41 students, after more than 20 years, Vietnamese martial arts are now present in many places in Algeria as well as developing in many other African countries.

In Algeria alone, there are currently hundreds of Vovinam clubs located in 37/58 provinces and cities across the country; becoming one of the countries with the largest number of Vovinam students, second only to Vietnam.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thu-tuong-len-duong-den-nam-phi-du-hoi-nghi-thuong-dinh-g20-2465003.html