Liberation Day, President’s birth anniversary celebrated in Venezuela

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Vietnam in Venezuela paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on April 26 at his bust in Caracas in the lead up to the 47th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day on April 30 and ahead of the 132th birth anniversary of the late President.

It also marked 35 years since UNESCO honoured President Ho Chi Minh as ‘a national hero and a great man of culture of Vietnam’.

Upon visiting the bust in the Venezuelan capital, Ha Thi Nga, president of the Vietnam Women’s Union, expressed her delight at the flourishing comprehensive partnership between both sides.

She stated that Vietnamese people continue to treasure the friendship with the South American nation and support their struggle for national independence, sovereignty protection, and national development, expressing her hope that bilateral relations will continue to grow and flourish moving forward.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen underlined President Ho Chi Minh’s great contributions to Vietnamese national liberation and expressed his belief that the joint friendship and comprehensive co-operation ties will be strengthened. This will help to contribute to the countries overall development, as well as peace and stability in the region and the wider world.

In response, Vice Minister of Foreign Relations of Venezuela Capaya Rodríguez said the Venezuelan Government and people hailed the comprehensive partnership, wishing to bring bilateral relations to a new height and thoroughly preparing for a meeting of the inter-governmental committee in the near future.

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