A seminar was held in Cuba on Oct. 15 to mark 40 years of implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s testament and 45 years since the death of Vietnam ’s national hero Nguyen Van Troi.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba , Vu Chi Cong, highlighted the significance and practical value of the testament, saying it has served as a guideline for the entire Party and people in their struggle for national independence, freedom and reunification.

President Ho Chi Minh’s will emphasised the spirit of solidarity among the Party and the people, and close links between the Party and the public, especially the youth, Cong said.

While putting the testament into action, the Vietnamese people, under the judicious leadership of the Party and with support and noble international solidarity of friends across five continents, mounted the revolution to liberate the South and reunify the nation, paving the way to achieve growth and development through the present socialist construction process, the diplomat added.

At the talks, Cong also re-called the courageous actions of the great hero Nguyen Van Troi as well as his indomitable will during the days he was imprisoned and then executed.

The ambassador stressed that the revolutionary martyr Nguyen Van Troi will forever serve as an example for Vietnamese youth to follow in the course of their own efforts in national construction and defence.

He reminded the participants of the brave Venezuelan revolutionaries who attempted to rescue Nguyen Van Troi from the enemy.

On this occasion, the participants watched a 20-minute-long documentary on Vietnam ’s considerable achievements in politics, economics, culture, science-technology and society during its renewal and socialist construction process.

Also on Oct. 15, the “Granma” newspaper, the organ of the Communist Party of Cuba, carried an article praising the great sacrifice of hero Nguyen Van Troi./.