Vietnam grateful to Russian embalmers of late leader

Russian scientists and medical experts joining in preserving the embalmed body of the late President Ho Chi Minh, the founder of modern Vietnam, converged at a gathering in Moscow on April 28.
Russian scientists and medical experts joining in preserving theembalmed body of the late President Ho Chi Minh, the founder of modernVietnam, converged at a gathering in Moscow on April 28.

Speaking at the event, Political Commissar of the Ho Chi Minh MausoleumSafeguarding High Command, Maj. Gen. Pham Van Lap recalled the memoriesin September 1967 when Russia assisted Vietnam in training three doctorswith embalming techniques.

During 1969-1975 fiercewartime, Russian medical specialists and officers and soldiers of theVietnam People’s Army successfully moved the remains of the President tofar-flung areas to safety for six times, he said.

Theembalmed President was later laid inside a mausoleum dedicated to him.Since the mausoleum inaugurated in late August 1975, it received over 50million visitors, from both at home and abroad, to pay tribute to thelate leader whose mummified body is always kept at the best state.

Since 2004, the Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems incoordination with the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board havesucceeded in making embalming fluids.

Vietnamese AmbassadorNguyen Xuan Son, in his speech, reiterated his gratitude to participantsfor their dedicated support and endeavours.-VNA

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