Before, during and after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, socialist countries, and peace-loving, justice-loving and progressive people around the world gave effective support, assistance and aid for, and stood side by side with the Vietnamese people in this just struggle.
The exhibition in HCM City features 140 artefacts, photographs, and archival documents vividly capturing Vietnam’s resilient path from the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973 to the historic triumph that brought an end to decades of war and led to the reunification of the nation in 1975.
Vietnam’s unrecognisable achievements and changes today are entirely justified when the Vietnamese people managed to secure all the strengths essential for the victory 50 years ago, said a member of the board of trustees of the Soviet Peace Fund.
The guidelines of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) have laid the foundation for the gathering of forces and the solidarity and unity of the entire nation, leading to the tremendous victories achieved later.
A ceremony was held in the central city of Da Nang on September 10 to hand over to the US side remains believed to be of US servicemen missing in action (MIAs) during the war in Vietnam.
The Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords), which was signed in Paris on January 27, 1973, was the success of one of the toughest and longest negotiations in world diplomacy.
Fifty-one years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the central province of Quang Tri, once the frontline between the north and the south of Vietnam, has been strongly taking steps forwards and cherishing the values of peace.
A wide range of activities have been held in 2023 in celebration of major anniversaries of the Vietnam - France relations, reflecting both sides’ support for the two countries’ cooperation and creating strong confidence in the bright prospect of bilateral ties, said Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang.
Director of the Vietnam Press Museum Tran Thi Kim Hoa has come to appreciate French collector Jean Marie Jacquemin’s donations of a book titled “1968 - 1973 Verrières-le-Buisson: Havre De Paix” (Verrières-le-Buisson: Safe Haven) and some valuable publications related to Vietnam.
The fight to force the opponents to comply with the Paris Peace Accords was a battle of wits and arguments as fierce as the negotiations on this agreement.
Stories of some witnesses to history at Camp Davis during the implementation of the Paris Peace Accords were shared at a discussion held in Hanoi on April 25.
A ceremony was held recently at the special national relic site of Phu Quoc Prison, on Phu Quoc Island off the coast of Kien Giang province, to mark the 50th anniversary of the return of Vietnamese communist revolutionaries imprisoned by the enemy.
In the run up to a Regional Conference on Mine Action for Sustainable Peace and Development (March 29-30, 2023), Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Country Director Cho Han-Deog and UNDP Resident Representative Ramla Khalidi offer their perspectives.
Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has met with the three Swiss nationals who flew the flag of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam on top of Notre Dame Cathedral Paris on January 18 - 19, 1969, to protest the war and advocate peace for the Vietnamese people.
An exhibition entitled “Moment of Resurrection” opened at the Hoa Lo Prison Relic in Hanoi on March 10, in praise of brave Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers, who were captured and imprisoned by the enemy during the war time.
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Vietnamese Embassy in the US held a webinar on February 16 to look into impacts of the Paris Peace Accords, signed 50 years ago, on the two countries’ relations today.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, Downtown Television held the first screening of a documentary directed by Americans entitled “Vietnam: Picking up the Pieces”.
The Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, signed 50 years ago, came as a result of stressful and protracted negotiations and held extreme importance, said activist Cora Weiss, one of the leaders of the anti-Vietnam-war movement then.
