President Ho Chi Minh statue unveiled in Milan
The bronze statue is located at Antica
Trattoria della Pesa restaurant where President Ho Chi Minh used to live
and work in 1930s when he moved from Paris to Milan to meet with
Communist International comrades and Italian friends.
Addressing the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Dang Khanh
Thoai expressed his thanks to the Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association
and its chapter in Milan city for their cooperation to speed up the
erection of the statue.
He said that the restaurant
becomes a destination of Vietnam’s delegations and people when
visiting Italy and also a venue for local and foreign people who
want to learn about late President Ho Chi Minh.
The
Ambassador also expressed hopes that organisations and individuals in
Italy , including Milan city, will continue supporting and helping
Vietnam to contribute to promoting the traditional friendship between
the two countries’ governments and people.
President
of the Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association Roberto Cocevari said that
the restaurant is the only place that the city authority recognises and
Italian people know as a “red address” about President Ho Chi Minh.
Putting up the statue in Milan will help the Italian understand more
about Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh.-VNA