Addressing the event, Major General Bui HaiSon, Acting Head of the Mausoleum Management Board, noted that the two sideshave directly cooperated in preserving the preservation of the Vietnamese national leader since1992 and are implementing their collaboration agreement for the 2021-2025period.
Over the past 30 years, their partnershiphas been fruitful, ensuring that the body of President Ho Chi Minh ispreserved with absolute safety, he said.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang MinhKhoi highlighted the loyal friendship between Vietnam and Russia, and laudedthe effective support that Russian experts have given to Vietnam in many areas,including the preservation of President Ho Chi Minh’s body.
VILAR Director, Academician Nikolai Sidelnikov said that over the years, the institutehas coordinated closely with the Mausoleum Management Board to set upVietnam-Russia medical and scientific councils at the national level to evaluatethe state of President Ho Chi Minh’s body. In 2019, the council, comprisingVietnamese and Russian experts, assessed that the body is in good conditionswithout any changes in data compared to the examination data recorded inprevious evaluations.
Participants at the event underlined that the successful cooperation betweenthe board and the VILAR is a symbol for the sound traditional friendship and partnershipbetween the two sides and the two countries in general.
On the occasion, one collective and threeindividuals were honoured with the third-class Labour Order, while six Russianofficials and experts who have shown outstanding performance during the 30-yeardirect cooperation between the board and the VILAR were presented with theFriendship Order./.