PM inspects maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 15 inspected the regular maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and had a working session with its Management Board on its performance in the first half of 2023.
PM inspects maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspects the regular maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum on August 15 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh onAugust 15 inspected the regular maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh’sMausoleum and had a working session with its Management Board on its performancein the first half of 2023.

According to the board, in the first six months of thisyear, it completed all tasks in preserving the body of the late leader as well as maintaining and repairing the technical system of the mausoleum.

In the first half of 2023, the mausoleum welcomed nearly 1.5million visitors who came to pay tribute to founder of the modern Vietnam, a 2.8-foldincrease year on year, including more than 131,000 foreigners.

Meanwhile, the Ho Chi Minh relic site at the PresidentialPalace served nearly 2.2 million visitors, and the Ho Chi Minh Museum received nearly418,000 visitors, including 20,000 foreigners.

Addressing the working session, PM Chinh underlinedthat the preservation and utmost safety of theleader’s embalmed body is an extremely important political task having significantmeaning in the national construction and defence.

He underlined that the mausoleum is an importantpolitical and cultural work which plays an extraordinary role in educating thepublic on the morality and lifestyle, a place to show the sentiments andtrust of the people and soldiers towards the leader, and a venue for foreignfriends to explore the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh.

PM inspects maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh works with the Management Board of the President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum on August 15 (Photo: VNA)
He praised the efforts by the mausoleum’s Management Boardin keeping the leader’s body in the best state, maintaining a beautifulsurrounding landscapes and serving visitors.

In order to develop the site to match its significant meaning and role, the PM asked the board to coordinate with relevant ministries,sectors and agencies to complete the building of legal documentsregarding the organisation, functions and tasks of the mausoleum’s management body,while applying advanced technologies in managing the site and visitors’activities to the site.

He asked the board to continue to promote its glorioustradition and responsibility to the Party, State and the people, continuing toenhance its capacity to complete its tasks in any circumstances./.
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