Hanoi (VNA) – A national symposium, themed Ho ChiMinh and his journey to realise an aspiration for national independence andsocialism, took place virtually on May 26 to mark the 110th year of the latePresident’s departure to seek ways for national salvation and 80th year of hisreturn to the country.
In his opening speech, Director of the Ho Chi Minh NationalAcademy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang stated each step in the President’s 30-yearjourney, beginning on June 5, 1911, was closely connected to key decisions andhistorical milestones in Vietnam’s revolutionary cause.
He said achievements the nation obtained over the past 35years were proofs that the Communist Party o Vietnam's reform policy was rightand creative.
The path to socialism that the Party, President Ho Chi Minhand Vietnamese people have chosen is consistent with the reality of the countryand development trends, he noted.
At the event, scholars focused on analysing reports presented, and giving opinions on and analysing the process of the Party applying,supplementing and developing Ho Chi Minh's thought, whose core idea is hisideology on national independence and socialism.
Concluding the seminar, Chairman of the Party CentralCommittee’s Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia saidclose to 60 reports sent to the seminar have inherited the results of previous scientificstudies about President Ho Chi Minh./.