President Ho Chi Minh Monument inaugurated in Quang Binh province

A ceremony was held in the central province of Quang Binh on June 13 to mark the 63rd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s visit to the locality (June 16) and inaugurate a monument dedicated to the late leader.
President Ho Chi Minh Monument inaugurated in Quang Binh province ảnh 1President Ho Chi Minh Monument in Quang Binh (Photo: VNA)
Quang Binh (VNA) – A ceremony was held in thecentral province of Quang Binh on June 13 to mark the 63rd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s visit to the locality (June 16) and inauguratea monument dedicated to the late leader.

Speaking at the event, Politburo member and permanent memberof the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong lauded the achievementsmade by the provincial Party Committee and people of Quang Binh over the past63 years.

He asked Quang Binh to continue effectively pooling andusing resources for development, stepping up the shift of economic structure toindustry and services, improving business climate and administrative procedures,as well as developing tourism, services and high-quality human resources training.

Vuong suggested that Quang Binh should pay attention toParty building work in line with the Resolutions adopted by the fourth plenumsof the 11th and 12th Party Central Committee incombination with the campaign on studying and following the moral example ofPresident Ho Chi Minh. In the immediate future, the province should focus on holdingParty congresses at all levels and personnel preparation for the election ofPeople’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure.

The monument of President Ho Chi Minh with Quang Binh peopleis located in the centre of Dong Hoi city, with the late leader surrounded by sixpeople representing local youths, agriculture and fisheries sectors, armedforces and ethnic minorities.

The work also marks the historic event on June 16, 1957 whenPresident Ho visited Quang Binh./.
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