Rome seminar spotlights Dien Bien Phu Victory’s international values

Ambassador Duong Hai Hung (C) and other speakers at the seminar (Photo: VNA)

Rome (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on May 9 held a hybrid seminar highlighting the international values of the Dien Bien Phu Victory on the occasion of its 70th anniversary (May 7, 1954-2024).

The event saw the presence of representatives from the Italian Communist Party, the Italian Communist Refoundation Party, the French Embassy in the country, the Palermo University, and Vietnamese Honourary Consul in Turin city Sandra Scagliotti, among others.

In his opening remarks, Ambassador Duong Hai Hung spotlighted the great significance of the victory for not only Vietnam but also the whole world, especially oppressed peoples in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Cristina Cirillo, standing member of the Italian Communist Party Central Committee, assessed that the victory was not only meaningful to the Vietnamese revolution but also became a source of encouragement for national liberation movements and marked the beginning of the collapse of colonialism around the world.

Vietnam has become an example for the world in the struggle against colonialism and imperialism, for freedom, independence and self-determination of peoples, and 70 years later the Dien Bien Phu Victory continues to inspire resistance against injustice and oppression.

Sharing the same view, former Senator Giovanni Russo Spena, a representative from the Communist Refoundation Party, highlighted Vietnam's ability to make history, not only in the past like the Dien Bien Phu Victory but also today as it is standing firm in an increasingly volatile world.

The country is an example of a new, wise, balanced and, stable multipolar approach for Italian communists, and is taking the lead in building a global community of security for all, he added./.

VNA