State leader lays wreath in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in Chile's Santiago
WVR/VNA - On November 10 morning (local time), President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam visited and laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in a park named after the late leader in Santiago, as part of their official visit to Chile.
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| On November 10 morning (local time), President Luong Cuong visited and laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in the park named after the late leader in Santiago, Chile. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachellet, President of the Communist Party of Chile Lautaro Carmona, Mayor of Cerro Navia district Mauro Tamayo and a large number of local residents also joined the activity.
Commemorating great President Ho Chi Minh, President Cuong along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation and distinguished Chilean guests took a minute to express their gratitude to the late leader for his great contributions to the Vietnamese revolution, and friendship and solidarity with progressive peoples in the world.
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| Former Chilean President Michelle Bachellet, President of the Communist Party of Chile Lautaro Carmona, Mayor of Cerro Navia district Mauro Tamayo and a large number of local residents also joined the activity. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
On behalf of the administration and people of Cerro Navia, Tamayo expressed his delight and honour to welcome Cuong and the Vietnamese delegation. He highlighted the shining moral example of President Ho Chi Minh and his great contributions to Vietnam's struggle for national liberation.
Tamayo affirmed that the administration and people of Cerro Navia will continue to contribute to caring for and preserving the park as a symbol of solidarity and friendship between the governments and people of the two countries.
For her part, former Chilean President Bachelet expressed her honour to participate in this especially meaningful activity. She said that Cuong's visit to Chile takes place at a time when the two sides are continuing to promote and further strengthen the bilateral friendship.
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| For her part, former Chilean President Bachelet expressed her honour to participate in this especially meaningful activity. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Former Chilean President Bachelet recalled the unforgettable memories of her visits to Vietnam in many different positions as well as the warm, close and sincere sentiments that generations of Vietnamese leaders and people have given to her and the Chilean people. She also expressed her admiration for the indomitable and resilient spirit of the Vietnamese people in their struggle for national independence, which became a symbol in the hearts of peace lovers around the world.
The former President affirmed that the meeting between the Vietnamese delegation with the people of Cerro Navia is not only a symbol of the friendly relations over the years but also an opportunity to open up new, more comprehensive and profound directions between the two countries.
Speaking at the ceremony, President Cuong expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the people of Chile, particularly Cerro Navia residents, for preserving the Ho Chi Minh Park as a symbol of the special solidarity, friendship, and cooperation between the two countries.
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| President Luong Cuong presents souvenir to the government and people of Cerro Navia District, Santiago. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
He highlighted that President Ho Chi Minh’s statue placed within the park stands as a testament to the deep affection of the Chilean people towards the Vietnamese late leader.
Recalling the special relationship between President Ho Chi Minh and President Salvador Allende, President Cuong said Allende's Vietnam visit in May 1969 in his capacity as President of the Chilean Senate brought the Vietnamese people a profound sense of solidarity and invaluable spiritual support. This visit became a symbol of the friendship between the two peoples.
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| President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
The park was established in 1969 by a group of young members from Chile's communist and socialist parties to express Chile’s solidarity and support for the Vietnamese people’s struggle for national liberation. Over the years, it has been renovated and installed with President Ho Chi Minh’s statue, and efforts are now underway to expand the area with a “Ho Chi Minh Space”.
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| President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Following the ceremony, President Cuong and Former Chilean President Bachelet planted a commemorative tree in the park, another symbol of the enduring friendship between the two peoples.
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| Nam Dan district of Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An and Cerro Navia district in the Santiago Metropolitan region of Chile exchange the memorandum of understanding on establishing their friendly and cooperative ties. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
They also witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on establishing the friendly and cooperative relationship between Nam Dan district of Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An and Cerro Navia district in the Santiago Metropolitan region of Chile.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
