The seminar drew the participation of Russian medical scientists, who are visiting and working in Vietnam, and Dang Vu Minh, who heads the National Assembly’s Committee for Science, Technology and the Environment and the Vietnamese-Russian Medical Science Council.

Addressing the seminar, the Head of the Board Nguyen Van Cuong said the successful preservation and protection of the leader’s body has resulted from the relations of friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Russia, particularly those ties between the Board and the Moscow Biomedical Research Centre.

Mr Cuong added that the Vietnamese Government and people warmly appreciate the long-standing assistance they have received from the Russian Party and State.

The Management Board has had to overcome numerous challenges to keep the body intact since Ho Chi Minh passed away in 1969.

Since 2004, Vietnamese scientists have joined hands with Russian experts to make up special solutions for the preservation of the body.