Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense in tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at House No. 67 in Hanoi on February 16 on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

Located in the President Ho Chi Minh relic site, House No. 67 was named after the year 1967 when it was built, in which the late leader worked and passed away. It is also a meeting venue for the Politburo during the war.

Talking with staff and officials of the relic site, the Party chief recalled President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings, stressing the need to strictly realise the Party Central Committee’s resolution on urgent issues in Party-building work, including the prevention of moral degradation and individualistic thought.

The same day, the Party leader visited and extended Tet wishes to Hero of Labour, Prof. Vu Khieu, who is the first Director of the Vietnam Institute of Sociology.

Earlier on February 15, President Truong Tan Sang visited House No. 67 to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of Tet.

Expressing his deep gratitude to the late leader, President Truong Tan Sang pledged to continue studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example and reasiling his will, thus boosting the country’s growth.

He also asked staff and officials of the President Ho Chi Minh relic site to work harder to preserve priceless souvenirs reminding the life and career of the great leader.-VNA