The Geneva Agreement, signed on July 21, 1954, held significance as it manifested Vietnam’s victory and put an end to the reign of the French military in the nation, according to French historian Alain Ruscio.

The Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam signed on July 21, 1954 is a victory of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the country’s revolutionary diplomacy, General Director of the Khaosan Pathet Lao (KPL - Lao News Agency) Khampheuy Philapha told the Vietnam News Agency.