Lao press extols Vietnam’s historic victories

Lao newspapers continue to run articles marking the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954) and the “Great Spring Victory 1975” of Vietnam.
Lao newspapers continue to run articles marking the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954) and the “Great Spring Victory 1975” of Vietnam.

The Pathet Lao daily on May 6 and 7 praised the Dien Bien Phu Victory 56 years ago as an important factor pushing the French colonists into signing the Geneva accord (July 1954).

The victory was a glorious milestone in the fight against the French colonialism for liberation and freedom in the 20 th century and was the most decisive and strategic campaign, representing Vietnamese people’s strength in their thousand-year history of national construction and defence, the articles said.

The victory opened up a new era and serve as a sources of encouragement to the national liberation movement worldwide, the articles stated.

Meanwhile, in an article on May 5, the Paxaxon newspaper recalled arduous periods of Vietnamese army and people during the war against the US imperialists.

The article underlined milestones of the war that led to the final victory on April 30, 1975 of the Ho Chi Minh campaign.

The article said the victory that ended Vietnam war and reunified the country opened a new era of independence and freedom and marching forward to socialism./.

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