The event saw the participation ofrepresentatives from the embassies of Asian, African and Mideast nationsalong with Egyptian scholars and international students in the country.
Inhis opening speech at the conference, Vietnamese Charge d’Affaires a.i.to Egypt Nguyen Hong Son briefed participants on the stages of theVietnamese revolution, including the event when President Ho Chi Minhdelivered the Declaration of Independence 69 years ago, to establish theDemocratic Republic of Vietnam - the first people’s democratic statein Southeast Asia, which is now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam .
Son,one of the five key speakers, highlighted the major points of Ho ChiMinh’s diplomacy, which is built upon several principles such assteadfastness in goal, a flexible strategy, good understanding of theother side, establishing alliance to isolate the main rival, andpursuing the policy of national independence in connection withinternational solidarity and cooperation.
The President of theOrganisation of Egypt and the World, Magdy Morgan and key speakers fromChina, Iraq and Morocco praised the late Vietnamese leader for his greatcontributions to Vietnam’s revolutionary cause and the nationalliberation movement of oppressed nations in the world.-VNA