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Party General Secretary attends inauguration of Statue of President Ho Chi Minh in Bulgaria

The Party chief stressed that the embassy is not only a representative agency of Vietnam abroad but also a common home for the Vietnamese community abroad, a reliable address, and a support for compatriots, where people place their trust, affection and enthusiasm for the homeland.

Party General Secretary To Lam pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in front of the late leader's statue in the premises of the Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria. (Photo: VNA)
Party General Secretary To Lam pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in front of the late leader's statue in the premises of the Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria. (Photo: VNA)

Sofia (VNA) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his wife, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, attended the inauguration ceremony of the Statue of President Ho Chi Minh in the premises of the Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria on October 24 afternoon (local time) within the framework of their official visit to the European country.

Also attending the ceremony were Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov, representatives of the Bulgaria - Vietnam Friendship Association, and Bulgarian friends, as well as the ambassadors, staff of the Vietnamese embassies and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Balkan region, including Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and the Czech Republic.

In a solemn and emotional atmosphere, General Secretary Lam and Deputy PM Zafirov performed the ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially placing the Statue of President Ho Chi Minh - the beloved leader of the Vietnamese people, hero of national liberation, and great man of culture.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet expressed her honour to welcome the General Secretary and his wife along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to visit and inaugurate the Statue of President Ho Chi Minh at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1950–2025).

General Secretary Lam thanked the State and people of Bulgaria for always having good sentiments for Vietnam over the past 75 years. He emphasised that this official visit to Bulgaria was very important, right on the special occasion that the two countries are celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The two countries have agreed to upgrade their relationship to a Strategic Partnership. The upgrading of the relationship is very important, orienting cooperation, working together to serve the development of the two countries, for the people of Vietnam and Bulgaria, and contributing to global peace and development.

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Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse pose for a group photo with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria. (Photo: VNA)

The Party chief also pointed out the new contents of the freshly-established Vietnam - Bulgaria Strategic Partnership focusing on six main pillars.

He stressed that the embassy is not only a representative agency of Vietnam abroad but also a common home for the Vietnamese community abroad, a reliable address, and a support for compatriots, where people place their trust, affection and enthusiasm for the homeland.

On this occasion, General Secretary Lam presented the Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria with a bronze drum painting and presented overseas Vietnamese with gifts from the homeland and Vietnamese books for children and Vietnamese language classes of the community. With the hope that the books about the Vietnamese language, Vietnamese culture, heroic history and thousand-year tradition of the country and people of Vietnam will continue to connect generations of Vietnamese people abroad with their roots and the homeland, and be a source of inspiration, fostering national pride and love for the homeland for generations of Vietnamese people abroad./.

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