HCM City (VNA) – A get-together was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June29 to mark the 95th year since President Ho Chi Minh (then NguyenAi Quoc) set foot in Russia for the first time (June 30-1923-2018).
Addressing the function, Than Thi Thu, head of the municipal Party Committee’sCommission for Information and Education, Nguyen Ai Quoc’s landing in Petrogradcity (now Saint Petersburg) on June 30, 1923 was a choice of history and anunfadable millstone.
As a place where patriotic youth Nguyen Tat Thanh made a stop before boarding aship to find the way to save the nation, HCM City has made tireless efforts todevelop itself into a civilised and modern city with good living conditions,she said.
The city has continuously enhanced cooperation and friendship with countriesaround the world, including Russia, she said, adding that the people of Vietnamand HCM City in particular are always grateful to the Russian people for theirgreat and wholehearted assistance during the past struggle for nationalliberation as well as the current national construction and defence.
Maria Mizonova, Acting Consul General of Russia to HCM City, President Ho ChiMinh laid the first bricks for and made every effort to consolidate and developthe friendship and cooperation between Russia and Vietnam.
Now, that relationship has become a comprehensive strategic partnership whichis thriving in all fields from politics, economy and trade to culture andpeople-to-people diplomacy, he noted.
KatanandovSergey Leonidovich, special envoy of the governor of Saint Petersburg on issuesregarding national building and development and cooperation with Russianagencies, said his cityis proud to be the place President Ho Chi Minh selected to set foot whenarriving in Russia.
Saint Petersburg is also the only locality outside Vietnam having an institute onHo Chi Minh thoughts named Ho Chi Minh Institute, he stressed.
Saint Petersburg and HCM City have been implementing an array of cooperativeactivities in various areas, contributing to tightening and developing the friendshipand comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations, he added.
On the occasion, HCM City opened an exhibition entitled “Uncle Ho with belovedRussia”, showcasing hundreds of paintings and photos on President Ho Chi Minh andpeople of the Soviet Union (now Russia) as well as the friendship between HCMCity and Russia.-VNA
Addressing the function, Than Thi Thu, head of the municipal Party Committee’sCommission for Information and Education, Nguyen Ai Quoc’s landing in Petrogradcity (now Saint Petersburg) on June 30, 1923 was a choice of history and anunfadable millstone.
As a place where patriotic youth Nguyen Tat Thanh made a stop before boarding aship to find the way to save the nation, HCM City has made tireless efforts todevelop itself into a civilised and modern city with good living conditions,she said.
The city has continuously enhanced cooperation and friendship with countriesaround the world, including Russia, she said, adding that the people of Vietnamand HCM City in particular are always grateful to the Russian people for theirgreat and wholehearted assistance during the past struggle for nationalliberation as well as the current national construction and defence.
Maria Mizonova, Acting Consul General of Russia to HCM City, President Ho ChiMinh laid the first bricks for and made every effort to consolidate and developthe friendship and cooperation between Russia and Vietnam.
Now, that relationship has become a comprehensive strategic partnership whichis thriving in all fields from politics, economy and trade to culture andpeople-to-people diplomacy, he noted.
KatanandovSergey Leonidovich, special envoy of the governor of Saint Petersburg on issuesregarding national building and development and cooperation with Russianagencies, said his cityis proud to be the place President Ho Chi Minh selected to set foot whenarriving in Russia.
Saint Petersburg is also the only locality outside Vietnam having an institute onHo Chi Minh thoughts named Ho Chi Minh Institute, he stressed.
Saint Petersburg and HCM City have been implementing an array of cooperativeactivities in various areas, contributing to tightening and developing the friendshipand comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations, he added.
On the occasion, HCM City opened an exhibition entitled “Uncle Ho with belovedRussia”, showcasing hundreds of paintings and photos on President Ho Chi Minh andpeople of the Soviet Union (now Russia) as well as the friendship between HCMCity and Russia.-VNA
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