The General Secretary and President of China laid a wreath and paid respects at the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh.

General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, along with a high-level delegation from the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government, laid wreaths and paid respects at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and other delegates respectfully commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: Pham Kien/VNA)

During his state visit to Vietnam from April 14-15, on the morning of April 15, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, along with the high-level Chinese delegation, laid a wreath and paid respects at the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh.

Also attending were: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam; Politburo member and Standing Secretary of the Central Committee Tran Cam Tu; Central Committee Secretary and Chief of the Central Party Office Le Hoai Trung; Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; Assistant to the General Secretary and Head of the General Secretary's Office To An Xo; and Alternate Central Committee member and Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu.

General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, along with a high-level delegation from the Chinese Party and State, laid wreaths and paid respects at the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh, the national liberation hero, outstanding cultural figure, brilliant leader of the Vietnamese Party and people, a staunch revolutionary fighter, and a close friend of the peoples of the world.

Vietnam and China are close neighbors, sharing mountains and rivers, and the people of the two countries have a long-standing traditional friendship.

Since the two sides established the framework for a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2008, especially following the historically significant reciprocal visits of the top leaders of the two Parties and countries in recent years, bilateral relations have made strong, comprehensive, and remarkable progress in many areas.

This state visit to Vietnam by General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping is a significant political and diplomatic event for the two Parties and two countries, with strategic importance and long-term impact on the development of Vietnam-China relations as both countries enter a new era and a new age of development. This is Comrade Xi Jinping's fourth visit to Vietnam in his capacity as the highest leader of the Chinese Party and State, and his second visit during the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China; notably, it takes place during the "Year of Cultural Exchange," commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China (1950-2025).

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