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Late President Ho Chi Minh’s birth anniversary marked in Spain

The Embassy of Vietnam in Spain recently celebrated the 129th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890), the 50th anniversary of the implementation of his will (1969), and the 42nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Spain (May 23, 1977).
Late President Ho Chi Minh’s birth anniversary marked in Spain ảnh 1Late President Ho Chi Minh (File photo: VNA)

Madrid (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam inSpain recently celebrated the 129th birth anniversary of late President Ho ChiMinh (May 19, 1890), the 50th anniversary of the implementation of his will(1969), and the 42nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic tiesbetween Vietnam and Spain (May 23, 1977).

The embassy also had an exchange activity with Spanishfamilies adopting Vietnamese children.

After offering incense to commemorate the lateleader at the embassy in Madrid, Ambassador Ngo Tien Dung highlighted thePresident’s significant contributions to the national revolution and liberationas well as the core values of his ideology in his will.

The diplomat highly valued the role of Spanishfamilies adopting Vietnamese children, believing this will be important forcesto help promote the multifaceted cooperation and people-to-people exchangesbetween Vietnam and Spain.

Chairman of the “bridge association with Vietnam”Angel Lopez said his association will continue serving as a bridge to boost thetwo countries’ relations while increasing knowledge about Vietnamese culture tochildren as well as opening more classes teaching Vietnamese language.

Over the past 20 years, nearly 2,000 familiesacross Spanish localities have adopted Vietnamese children.-VNA           
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