Ceremony marks UNESCO Resolution honouring President Ho Chi Minh
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on September 6 to mark 35 years of the UNESCO Resolution 24C/18.65, which honours President Ho Chi Minh as a Hero of National Liberation and a Great Man of Culture of Vietnam.
UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay speaks at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony washeld in Hanoi on September 6 to mark 35 years of the UNESCO Resolution 24C/18.65, which honours President Ho Chi Minh as aHero of National Liberation and a Great Man of Culture of Vietnam.
The ceremony was heldin both virtual and in-person forms, with the attendance of Politburo memberand Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, Vice President Vo Thi AnhXuan, visiting UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay, along with delegates from Vietnamese ministries,agencies, organisations and foreign agencies and organisations in Vietnam.
In his remarks, Standing Deputy PM Minh recalled that the 24th General Conference of UNESCO in 1987 adopted resolution 24C/18.65 which recommended that members celebrate the 100th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh. The resolution describedHo Chi Minh as “an outstandingsymbol of national affirmation, who devoted his whole life to the nationalliberation of the Vietnamese people, contributing to the common struggle ofpeoples for peace, national independence, democracy and social progress.”
For the Vietnamese nation, President Ho ChiMinh is a genius leader and a hero of national liberation, a great teacher ofthe Vietnamese revolution, an outstanding diplomat and the inspiration for theconfidence in the victory of the struggle for national independence and people’sprosperity, he stressed.
Minh went on to say that for people in the world, the President is a close and loyalfriend, a symbol of the aspiration for peace and the struggle against oppressionand inequity, and an emissary of peace, solidarity, friendship, cooperationamong nations.
The UNESCO Director General said a great legacy of President HoChi Minh is his vision on education for all people, and ininheriting and developing this legacy, UNESCO is cooperating effectively withVietnam in preserving and upholding the value of national cultural identity.
She re-affirmed that UNESCO will continue to cooperate with Vietnam in the timeahead.
Onthe occasion, a bilingual book on people in the world and President Ho Chi Minhmade its debut.
Delegates to the ceremony visited a photo and book exhibition onthe late President and the Ho Chi Minh relic site at the Presidential Palace inHanoi.
Thesame day, an international seminar on Ho Chi Minh’s legacy with humankind tookplace in both virtual and in-person forms. Vietnamese and foreign scholars and researchers shared the view that thePresident’s legacy has timeless value and should be spread and passed downgenerations./.
Translator Sandra Scagliotti and journalist and writer Hellmut Kapfenberger are among the many foreigners very much interested in exploring President Ho Chi Minh’s life and legacy.
Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has highlighted the value of Ho Chi Minh Thought legacy, on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of UNESCO’s Resolution honouring the late leader as a Hero of National Liberation and a Great Man of Culture of Vietnam.
The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi received 73,215 visitors on the occasion of the National Day holiday (September 1-4), according to its management board.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Emphasising the need for sustainable, long-term collaboration, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Japanese investors not only to bring in capital but also to share expertise and modern technology, especially in areas such as green transformation, the circular economy, and advanced corporate governance.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung praised the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ meaningful initiative, noting that the ASEAN Family Run was not only a sporting activity but also an opportunity for diplomats and their families to show unity, connection, and solidarity within the ASEAN family.
Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
The size of the economy increased from over 5 billion USD in 1986 to over 476 billion USD by 2024, making Vietnam the fourth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay speaks at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
