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Ho Chi Minh’s birth anniversary marked in France

A commemoration of Ho Chi Minh’s 128th birth anniversary took place at the memorial site dedicated to the late Vietnamese President in Montreau Park in the French city of Montreuil.
Ho Chi Minh’s birth anniversary marked in France ảnh 1The memorial site dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh in Montreau Park in the French city of Montreuil (Photo: VNA)

Paris (VNA) – A commemoration of HoChi Minh’s 128th birth anniversary took place at the memorial sitededicated to the late Vietnamese President in Montreau Park in the French cityof Montreuil.

Speaking at the ceremony, Florian Vigneron,deputy mayor of Montreuil, recalled the time Ho Chi Minh lived and worked forthe cause of liberation of oppressed nations in France.

He said his city is proud of having made contributionsto the bilateral ties between the two nations during Vietnam’s struggle forindependence and national construction.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France NguyenThiep said visiting the Ho Chi Minh space in Montreau Park on his birthanniversary has become an annual tradition of staff at the embassy, Vietnameseexpatriates in France, and French friends of Vietnam.

He stated the Ho Chi Minh memorial site inMontreau Park is evidence of the friendship, solidarity and cooperation betweenVietnam and France.

Earlier, representatives of the embassy andthe association of Vietnamese in France visited and laid flowers at No 9,Compoint alley, District 17, Paris, where Ho Chi Minh lived from 1921-1923.

On the occasion, an exhibition of Frencharchive materials on Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese patriotic revolutionaries, isrunning at the headquarters of the Vietnamese association in France from May17-25.-VNA 
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