Hanoi (VNA) – In the joyful atmosphere welcoming the Year of the Horse, on the evening of February 16 (the last day of the lunar year 2025), State President Luong Cuong offered incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at House 67 in the relic site dedicated to the late leader within the Presidential Palace grounds, and at the headquarters of the Presidential Office at Bac Bo Phu (Tonkin Palace).
At House 67, where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked during the final days of his life, President Cuong expressed deep emotion in remembrance of the eminent leader and national liberation hero. He devoted his entire life to not only the cause of national liberation and independence, but also to the struggle of progressive humanity for conscience and human dignity, for world peace and for friendship among nations.
Paying solemn tribute to the founder of modern Vietnam, President Cuong pledged to join the entire Party, people, and armed forces in further promoting the strength of great national unity; studying and follow Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality, and style; upholding solidarity, self-reliance, and self-resilience; and realising the aspiration for national development, building a country that is increasingly prosperous, strong, civilised, and happy, with people enjoying ever-improving living standards and well-being.
The President’s incense-offering ceremony at House 67 and Bac Bo Phu on the final evening of the Year of the Snake reflected the profound gratitude of the Party, State, and people toward President Ho Chi Minh. The Presidential Office headquarters is a site of special historical significance associated with many major national events. It was the location of the Hanoi’s struggle to seize power during the August 1945 Revolution, and where President Ho Chi Minh and the provisional government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam worked from after the revolution until the outbreak of the nationwide resistance in 1946.
On the occasion, President Cuong also extended his regards and best wishes to all officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers at the Ho Chi Minh relic site, as well as staff of the Presidential Office and their families./.
