The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-ChileFriendship and Cooperation Association held a get together in Hanoi onMay 30, marking the 45th anniversary of a Vietnam visit by ChileanChair of Senate Salvador Allende.
Allende, who later became thePresident of Chile, paid the visit in May 1969 amid Vietnam’s fierce waragainst the US. He was also the last foreign politician to meet withVietnam’s President Ho Chi Minh before the latter passed away the sameyear.
The celebratory event was attended by representatives fromthe Party’s Commission for Foreign Relations, the Foreign Ministry, theNational Assembly’s Committee for Foreign Affairs and ambassadors ofLatin American countries in Vietnam.
In a video clip displayed atthe event, incumbent Chilean Chair of Senate Isabel Allende, who is thedaughter of Salvador Allende, underlined the importance of the visit 45years ago, adding that her father raised his voice to protect the rightof self-determination for countries around the globe.
ChileanAmbassador Fernando Urrutia said the visit by Allende also demonstratedthe solidarity of the Chilean people with their Vietnamese friends.
He also voiced his belief that their bilateral ties, which wereestablished in 1971, will continue flourishing in the future.-VNA
Allende, who later became thePresident of Chile, paid the visit in May 1969 amid Vietnam’s fierce waragainst the US. He was also the last foreign politician to meet withVietnam’s President Ho Chi Minh before the latter passed away the sameyear.
The celebratory event was attended by representatives fromthe Party’s Commission for Foreign Relations, the Foreign Ministry, theNational Assembly’s Committee for Foreign Affairs and ambassadors ofLatin American countries in Vietnam.
In a video clip displayed atthe event, incumbent Chilean Chair of Senate Isabel Allende, who is thedaughter of Salvador Allende, underlined the importance of the visit 45years ago, adding that her father raised his voice to protect the rightof self-determination for countries around the globe.
ChileanAmbassador Fernando Urrutia said the visit by Allende also demonstratedthe solidarity of the Chilean people with their Vietnamese friends.
He also voiced his belief that their bilateral ties, which wereestablished in 1971, will continue flourishing in the future.-VNA
