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Event honouring President Ho Chi Minh held at UNESCO headquarters

Vietnam’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO and its Embassy in France held a ceremony at the UN body’s headquarters in Paris on October 11 to honour President Ho Chi Minh – a great man of peace and culture.
Event honouring President Ho Chi Minh held at UNESCO headquarters ảnh 1Book on the world people's affection for President Ho Chi Minh introduced at the event (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – Vietnam’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO and itsEmbassy in France held a ceremony at the UN body’s headquarters in Paris onOctober 11 to honour President Ho Chi Minh – a great man of peace and culture.

This is part of the activities in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the adoption of UNESCO Resolution 24C/18.65 honouring the latePresident, held by the Foreign Ministry and relevant agencies at home andabroad.

Addressing the event, Assistant to the Foreign Minister LeThi Thu Hang highlighted the significance of the resolution, affirming that the adoption is a recognition of President Ho Chi Minh’s greatcontributions to the common struggle of the world's people against oppressionand injustice, for national independence and social progress; and honours nobleideals, cultural identity and aspirations of the late leader in particular and theVietnamese people for a world of peace, equality and happiness.

Xing Qu, UNESCO Deputy Director-General, expressed hishonour to attend the event and stressed that President Ho Chi Minh hasleft an imprint on human history.

Event honouring President Ho Chi Minh held at UNESCO headquarters ảnh 2The event also sees the presence of UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay (Photo: VNA)
He affirmed that with the UNESCO making this decision,member states all want to honour those who have always pursued an ideal inwhich the power of education and culture can nurture the identity and aspirationsof the peoples.

At the event, around 200 participants who are leading officials and members of theUNESCO Secretariat, heads of other countries’ permanent delegations, and ambassadors to UNESCO, visited a photo exhibition featuring the latePresident’s life and career./.
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