Get-together in honour of Venezuelan guerillas joining Nguyen Van Troi campaign
The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela on October 9 held a get-together in honour of Venezuelan guerillas who participated in Nguyen Van Troi campaign 59 years ago.
Hanoi (VNA) – The VietnameseEmbassy in Venezuela on October 9 held a get-together in honour of Venezuelanguerillas who participated in Nguyen Van Troi campaign 59 years ago.
The campaign was launched by Venezuela’s Armed Forcesof National Liberation (FALN) Command on October 9, 1964, during which Venezuelanguerillas abducted US Lieutenant Colonel Michael Smolen in Caracas to ask for the releaseof young Vietnamese patriot Nguyen Van Troi, who had been sentenced to death bythe US and the US-backed Saigon regime for his assassination attempt on US Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara.
However, after the Caracas guerillas released the UShostage on October 12, the US and the Saigon administration killed Nguyen VanTroi in order to suppress the emerging anti-US movement in Vietnam and aroundthe globe.
Carlos Rey, an 81-year-old veteran, travelled nearly400km to the ceremony to meet his comrades at the get-together.
Recalling the day when he joined the campaign at theage of just 22, the man said he and other Venezuelans at that time admired the Vietnamese people’s resistance war.
Raúl Rodríguez, who also participated in thecampaign, said he was delighted at the great socio-economic achievements Vietnamhas recorded, and noted his wish that the good traditional friendship betweenthe two countries will be further consolidated and enhanced in the time ahead.
In his remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Vu Trung Mythanked the former Venezuelan guerillas for their good sentiments to Vietnam,and attributed the successes of the Vietnamese people's struggle for nationalindependence, liberation and reunification to valuable contributions by internationalfriends and comrades, including people and left-wing and progressive forces ofVenezuela and other Latin American countries.
On this occasion, the former Venezuelan guerillaspresented the ambassador a book featuring Caracas guerillas by Nancy Zambrano,which devotes much of its space to the Nguyen Van Troi campaign.
On this occasion, the former Venezuelan guerillas present the Vietnamese ambassador a book featuring Caracas guerillas by Nancy Zambrano, which devotes much of its space to the Nguyen Van Troi campaign. (Photo: VNA)
The former Venezuelan guerillas said they hoped thatthe book will be translated into Vietnamese on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the campaign (October 9, 1964-2024) and the 35th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Venezuela diplomatic ties (December 1989-2024)./.
A “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia, the noblest award of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), was conferred upon Venezuelan Ambassador to Vietnam Tatiana Pugh Moreno in recognition of her contributions to promoting solidarity and friendship, and mutual understanding between the countries’ people, at a ceremony in Hanoi on August 25.
Vietnam has remained an example of dignity, power and revolutionary heroism for Venezuelan people, an official from the Latin American nation has affirmed.
The Venezuelan government is willing to create the most favourable conditions for Viglacera Corporation JSC of Vietnam to enter its market, considering this as a motivation to further strengthen the traditional friendship between the two countries, said Jorge Márquez, Minister of Office of the Presidency and Monitoring of Government Management of Venezuela.
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Today, the press for foreign service has evolved into a distinct, irreplaceable force, bridging Vietnam with the world and portraying a nation that is stable, peace-loving, and fully integrated into the international community.
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Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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Participants at the get-together. (Photo: VNA) 
On this occasion, the former Venezuelan guerillas present the Vietnamese ambassador a book featuring Caracas guerillas by Nancy Zambrano, which devotes much of its space to the Nguyen Van Troi campaign. (Photo: VNA) 
