President Ho Chi Minh remembered on 133rd birth anniversary abroad
Rome (VNA) – Various
activities were held in many places around the world to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, who is hailed as a brilliant leader, a national liberation hero of Vietnam, a world cultural
figure, an exemplary international communist soldier, and a close friend of
peace-loving and socially progressive nations worldwide.
In Turin city of Italy on May 19, Vietnam's Honorary Consul Sandra Scagliotti,
in collaboration with various associations, libraries,
universities and publishers, organised a meeting on the theme "Vietnam and
Ho Chi Minh in Italy."
In Milan city, the Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association in
Lombardy also organised events on the occasion.
A ceremony was also held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Rome
on May 19 to celebrate the late leader's birthday.
The same day, an incense-offering ceremony took place at the Vietnamese
Embassy in Germany to express their profound
respect and boundless gratitude towards the beloved leader of the Vietnamese
people.
Similar events were also held in Slovakia, Laos and
Thailand.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese students in Hong Kong
(China) visited Victoria prison, which is closely associated with the
revolutionary activities of the late Vietnamese leader from January 1930 to
January 1933./.