National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage laid flowers at the plaque of President Ho Chi Minh at New Zealand House on Hay Market Street in London (Photo: VNA)According to Morris, a former Britain Ambassadorto Vietnam, the open network gathers organisationsoperating independently, connecting organisations and individuals interested inVietnam to promote bilateral partnership in all fields, including trade,education, expert and student exchange, and culture, contributing to strengtheningmutual understanding and friendship between people, agencies and organisationsof Vietnam and the UK.
Hue underlined that besidesParty and State diplomacy, the people diplomacy is also an important channel topromote the mutual understanding between the two peoples, contributing tofostering cooperation between the two countries.
On the foundation of positive results overthe years, NA Chairman Hue suggested that in the time to come, the networkcoordinate closely with the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and organisations andagencies in Vietnam to organise more practical activities to further promote the sound bilateral relationship.
Also on June 29, as part of his ongoingofficial visit to the UK, Hue laid flowers at the plaque ofPresident Ho Chi Minh at New Zealand House on Hay Market Street in London. Theplaque reads “Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) – founder of modern Vietnam – worked in1913 at the Carton Hotel which stood on this site”.
In 1913, President Ho Chi Minh, under thename of Nguyen Tat Thanh, arrived in London. His four-year stay in Londonhad an important meaning to his revolutionary career, shaping hisideology. In this place, the Vietnamese leader first read the works of KarlMarx and Friedrich Engels and creatively applied Marxism to the struggle fornational liberation and independence in Vietnam./.
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