Thai PM visits President Ho Chi Minh Memorial in Nakhon Phanom
VOV.VN - Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on February 17 visited the Memorial to Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Nakhon Phanom province, Northeast Thailand, affirming the site is a place of important historical significance and a bridge connecting Thailand-Vietnam friendship.
The Thai PM was briefed about the time when President Ho lived and worked in Thailand, including Nakhon Phanom, in the late 1920s, as well as the construction of the site.
Tran Van Sau, chairman of the Thai Association of Vietnamese origin of Nakhon Phanom province, said that the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial is considered a symbol of diplomacy, culture and history of cooperative relations between Thailand and Vietnam.
He said the Thai-Vietnamese community in Nakhon Phanom has in recent years made positive contributions to the province’s socio-economic development, as well as to the long-standing friendship between the two countries.
The Thai PM affirmed that the Government of Thailand attaches great importance to preserving and developing historical sites that play an important role in developing bilateral relations, as well as contributing to promoting local tourism.
He recalled meetings with Vietnamese leaders during recent visits, saying the two sides agreed to boost tourism cooperation measures, in which the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial in Nakhon Phanom is considered a major tourist destination for people from Vietnam.
He assured that shortly after his fact-finding trip to Northeastern provinces, he would direct relevant ministries and agencies to provide budget support for the site.
The Memorial to President Ho Chi Minh in Na Chok village, Nakhon Phanom province, was inaugurated on May 19, 2016 on the occasion of the 126th anniversary of the President’s birth.
