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Vietnam News Agency debuts book on Paris Peace Accords

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a book on the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) which was signed 50 years ago (January 27, 1973).
Vietnam News Agency debuts book on Paris Peace Accords ảnh 1Titled “1973 Paris Peace Accords – A Turning Point Towards Peace”, the Vietnamese-English bilingual book is compiled and published by the VNA Publishing House on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the agreement. (The cover of the book)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency(VNA) in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a bookon the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (ParisPeace Accords) which was signed 50 years ago (January 27, 1973).

Titled “1973 Paris Peace Accords – A Turning PointTowards Peace”, the Vietnamese-English bilingual book was compiled and publishedby the VNA Publishing House on the occasion of the 50th anniversaryof the agreement.

Photos in the book spotlight the negotiations andsigning of the agreement in 1973 – a glorious feat of arms won by theVietnamese diplomatic sector during the fight against the US, with invaluablelessons in diplomatic struggle drawn.

They vividly capture the talks, which lasted for fouryears, eight months and 14 days, with more than 200 public and tens of secretmeetings, offering insight into the complex situation before and during thenegotiations, the signing and the implementation of the agreement.    
 
The signing mirrored the outstanding strides of theVietnamese diplomatic sector in the Ho Chi Minh era, and was seen as an importantturning point in the struggle by the Vietnamese people and an important premise forthe liberation of the south and national reunification two years later.

The more than 260 photos and documents were providedby National Archives Centres, the VNA, domestic museums, press agencies and witnessesof the event.    
Notably, the book includes an article by NguyenThi Binh, former Vice President, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of theProvisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam andformer head of its negotiating team. Binh was one of the four signatories of the agreement.

With such valuable documents, the book is expectedto help readers understand more about the historic event, the glorious chapterof Vietnam’s revolution and the diplomatic sector, and the “fight-and-talk”strategy employed by Vietnam.

Apart from the article by Binh, the book alsoincludes an introduction by Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and permanentmember of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat.

The 196-page book features the background of theParis Conference on Vietnam, the implementation of the agreement, and opinions of leaders, scholars and experts on the agreement./.
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