Ceremony held in Hanoi for 50th anniversary of Paris Peace Accords
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on January 17 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mark the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973-2023).
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| Participants at the ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords). (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Prominent among the participants was former Vice President and former Foreign Minister Nguyen Thi Binh, who was head of the negotiation delegation of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam at the Paris Conference.
The Paris Agreement was the result of the longest and most difficult struggle in the history of Vietnam's diplomacy, with over 200 public meetings held over four years, eight months and 14 days.
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| Lessons drawn from the Paris Agreement negotiations, signing and implementation have maintained their values, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
In his remarks, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son recalled the negotiations and signing of the accord five decades ago, which together with previous ones like the Geneva Agreement in 1954, created a premise for the Vietnamese people to realise their aspirations for peace, national independence, national reunification and prosperous development.
Stressing the strategic significance of the Paris Agreement, the minister said the victory was the result of the indomitable struggle and the great sacrifice of the Vietnamese army and people on the political, military and diplomatic fronts under the sound leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh.
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| Former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh speaks at the ceremony. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Lessons drawn from the Paris Agreement negotiations, signing and implementation have maintained their values, even in the Party and the State’s foreign policy during the present cause of reform, national development and defence, he continued.
The diplomatic sector, under the Party leadership, is resolved to grow in a more professional, comprehensive and modern fashion, contributing to realising the aspirations, visions and targets of development set at the 13th National Party Congress.
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| Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Secretariat Vo Van Thuong gives flowers to members of Vietnam's delegation at the Paris conference. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Speaking at the meeting, former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh called the Paris Agreement a victory decisive to the path towards the liberation of South Vietnam and national reunification, saying it was the result of the nearly 20-year struggle.
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| Hélène Luc, Honorary Senator and Honorary President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association, speaks at the event. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Hélène Luc, Honorary Senator and Honorary President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association, affirmed that her sentiments and happiness in the signing day have remained intact.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
