PM requests better preservation of President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 14 asked the Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum to continue well preserving the construction and the embalmed body of the late leader.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (fourth from left, first line) meets the management board of President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 14 asked theManagement Board of President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum to continue well preservingthe construction and the embalmed body of the late leader.
The PM said the mausoleum is aspecial historical and cultural work of the capital city, stressing that it is a great honourfor the unit to do the work.
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishmentof the management board, he congratulated and hailed the achievements gained bythe management board over the past.
He expressed his hope that officers, soldiers and units ofthe management board will continue promoting the tradition and well fulfilltasks assigned by the Party, State and people.
The mausoleum holds special political,cultural significance for the revolutionary cause of the Party, State andpeople. It is also a sacred image and special symbol with practical value foreducating each Vietnamese citizen about morality and lifestyle.
With such meaning, the task of ensuring the absolute safetyof President Ho Chi Minh’s body and upholding the mausoleum’spolitical-cultural significance is not only the responsibility of the entireParty, people and armed forces, but also demonstrates loyalty and steadfastnessto the revolutionary path chosen by the Party and President Ho Chi Minh./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (fourth from left, first line) meets the management board of President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum (Photo: VNA) 
