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President Ho Chi Minh's birthday marked abroad

by NDO21 May 2021 Last updated at 17:00 PM

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President Ho Chi Minh's birthday marked abroad
The statue of President Ho Chi Minh at the Peace Park in Havana (Photo: VNA)
VTV.vn - Vietnamese communities abroad have held a series of activities to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his 131st birthday (May 19).

Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba and the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh at the Peace Park in Havana on May 19.

Officials and employees of the Vietnamese Embassy, together with leaders of the ICAP, the Cuba - Vietnam Friendship Association and Cuban friends, paid respects to the late President.

On the same day, an online workshop spotlighting President Ho Chi Minh’s great thoughts was organised by the India – Vietnam Solidarity Committee in West Bengal.

Participants expressed their immense love and admiration for the great Vietnamese leader. They also expressed solidarity and reaffirmed the traditional friendship between Vietnam and India, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging in India.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela laid flowers at President Ho Chi Minh's statue in Simon Bolivar Boulevard in Caracas on May 19, on the occasion of his 131st birthday.

Representatives from the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Venezuela-Vietnam Friendship Association expressed their admiration for President Ho Chi Minh, who led the Vietnamese revolution to achieve great victories.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese Embassies in Chile and Algeria also held ceremonies to offer flowers and incense to President Ho Chi Minh.