President Ho Chi Minh's birthday was observed in Okayama prefecture’s Mimasaka – the first Japanese city to place his statue.(Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA)– Vietnamese embassiesabroad have commemorated President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his 129th birthday (May 19) with a series of activities.
The embassy in France held a ceremony to markthe late President’s birth anniversary in Paris on May 17, with theparticipation of the staff of the embassy and Vietnam’s representative offices.
Following the ceremony, the delegation laidflowers at House No. 9 on Compoint alley in Paris’s District 17, wherePresident Ho Chi Minh lived and worked from 1921 to 1923 as part of his searchfor the way for national salvation.
The embassy has also joined hands withauthorities of the outskirts city of Montreuil city to organize a similar atthe Ho Chi Minh Space in Montreau Park.
Philippe Lamarche, Montreuil’s Deputy Governor,said the locality is proud to be the city of friendship and solidarity withVietnamese people.
He highlighted the close ties between Vietnamand Montreuil as well as the development cooperation between the French cityand Vietnam’s northern port city of Hai Phong.
The Ho Chi Minh Space, which was unveiled on May19, 2005 at the Museum of Living History, is preserving valuable objectstransferred from House No. 9.
The space, together with President Ho Chi Minh’smonument at Montreau Park, has been seen as a vivid manifestation of thefriendship and cooperation between Vietnam and France.
Gilbert Schoon, former Director of the museum,said the space is unique in France and has attracted many tourists.
Meanwhile, officials from the Vietnamese Embassyand representative offices, along with Vietnamese in the UK on May 18 gatheredat New Zealand Building in London to celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s 129thbirthday and 108 years since he left Vietnam to seek ways for nationalsalvation (June 5).
The New Zealand Building was built on thefoundation of the famous Carlton Hotel in the centre of London, where PresidentHo Chi Minh worked during his time in the UK from 1913-1917.
Ambassador Tran Ngoc An recalled milestones inthe late President’s way in search for the way for national salvation,including his four-year stay in the UK.
The same day, a seminar was held in Okayamaprefecture’s Mimasaka – the first Japanese city to place President Ho ChiMinh’s statue.
It was attended by Mimasaka’s Vice Mayor ArakiToshiaki, President of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in MimasakaNorimoto Takashi, and representatives of many businesses and organisations inOkayama.
President Ho Chi Minh was also commemorated ata ceremony hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Chile at the Ho Chi Minh Park inCerro Navia district, Santiago de Chile.
Ambassador Nguyen Ngoc Son told his guests atthe event that the Vietnamese Government has decided to partner with CerroNavia’s authorities to upgrade the Ho Chi Minh Park this year, and handed over GeleximcoGroup’s donations to the locality to carry out the project.
The project is scheduled to be completed aheadof the Vietnamese delegation’s visit to Chile for the Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in November.
Cerro Navia’s Mayor Mauro Tamayo stressed thatthe park is a symbol of Chilean people’s sentiments towards Vietnamese peopleand President Ho Chi Minh.
On May 19, the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, theLaos-Vietnam Friendship Association Central Committee, the General Associationof Vietnamese in Laos and the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association in Khammuonprovince held a ceremony in memory of the late President on the occasion of hisbirth anniversary. -VNA
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