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| On the morning of August 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation led by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son laid wreath and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day. (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh) |
On September 2, 78 years ago, at Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The delegation's wreath bears the words "Eternal gratitude to the great President Ho Chi Minh".
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| The delegation's wreath bears the words "Eternal gratitude to the great President Ho Chi Minh". (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh) |
Joining the delegation were Deputy Foreign Ministers Ha Kim Ngoc, Le Thi Thu Hang, Do Hung Viet; Assistant Ministers and heads of Departments within the Ministry.
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| Joining the delegation were Deputy Foreign Ministers Ha Kim Ngoc, Le Thi Thu Hang, Do Hung Viet; Assistant Ministers and heads of Departments within the Ministry. (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh) |
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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum. (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh) |
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| President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on the occasion of National Day September 2. (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh) |
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| The Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum. (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh) |
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| The Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum. (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh) |
Later, the delegation offered incense and paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs on Bac Son street near the President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. The delegation's wreath bears the words "Eternal gratitude to Heroes and Martyrs".
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| Later, the delegation offered incense and paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs on Bac Son street near the President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. The delegation's wreath bears the words "Eternal gratitude to Heroes and Martyrs". (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh) |
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| The delegation paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs on Bac Son street near the President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh) |
The delegation paid tribute to the Heroes and Martyrs, the nation's outstanding sons and daughters who spared no blood, courageously fought and sacrificed for the cause of national liberation, independence, and freedom of the Fatherland, for the happiness of the people.
