Hanoi (VNA) - Nguyen Thi Binh, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Vice State President of Vietnam, and Honorary President of the Vietnam Peace and Development Council (VPDC), has been conferred with Romesh Chandra Peace Award by the World Peace Council (WPC) and the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisations (AIPSO) for her outstanding contributions to peace and international solidarity.
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and AIPSO jointly hosted a ceremony to honour Binh on November 18.
Addressing the event, Pallab Sengupta, Secretary of the National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India and Chairman of the WPC, stressed Binh is one of the most inspiring figures in the global movement for peace, independence, and social justice, noting that she has shone brightly in Vietnam’s heroic history of struggle.
As the head of the delegation of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam from 1969 to 1973, Binh showed the courage and dignity of Vietnamese women on the world stage, speaking not only for the aspirations of the Vietnamese people but also for all those struggling imperialism and for peace, Sengupta said. He described Binh as a global symbol of peace and dignity.
Expressing her sincere and gratitude to AIPSO, Binh said that the award not only recognises her personally but also honours the collective efforts of those working in people-to-people diplomacy at the Vietnam Peace Committee (VPC) and the VUFO.
“I am deeply honoured and moved to receive the Romesh Chandra Peace Award, named after the outstanding global peace advocate who devoted his life to the international peace movement, opposing war, promoting justice, and fostering solidarity and friendship among nations,” Binh said.
The same day, the award of this kind was also presented to Uong Chu Luu, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, and Chairman of the VPC; and Tran Dac Loi, former Standing Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, Standing Vice Chairman of the VPC, and Standing Vice Chairman of the VPDC, in recognition of their exceptional contributions to building and promoting the international peace and solidarity movement.
Luu stated that the award serves as a powerful reminder of the responsibility each individual carries today, as peace confronts serious threats from war, conflict, inequality, and violence. He reaffirmed that the Vietnam Peace Committee will steadfastly pursue its mission, advancing people-to-people diplomacy, strengthening friendship and solidarity between the Vietnamese people and international friends, and actively contributing to global efforts to build a civilised, just, and sustainably developed world.
The Romesh Chandra Award, initiated by AIPSO, is named after Romesh Chandra, Honorary President of the WPC and a shining symbol of the international peace movement. Chandra was also a loyal friend of the Vietnamese people, actively mobilising progressive movements and peace-loving forces worldwide to support Vietnam’s struggle for independence and freedom./.
