Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on national reunification day
A delegation of Party and State leaders on April 30 paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.
Party and State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on April 30 (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of Party andState leaders on April 30 paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at hismausoleum in H💛anoi on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of theliberation of the South and national reuꦓnification.
The delegation included Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc; former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; former President Tran DucLuong; former Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Van An; and Permanentmember of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong. The Party and State leaders expressed their boundlessgratitude for President Ho Chi Minh’s services to the glorious revolutionarycause of the Party and the nation. President Ho Chi Minh devoted his whole life to thepeople and country and led the Party and people to make glorious victories. Having implemented President Ho Chi Minh’s sacredtestament, the entire Party, army and people accomplished the liberation of theSouth and national reunification, advancing forward the whole country to thebuilding of socialism. The delegation also offered incense and laid flowers at the Monument to Heroes andWar Martyrs in Hanoi, in commemoration of those who have dedicated their lives to the struggle for national independence,freedom and reunification./.
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Party and State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on April 30 (Source: VNA) 
