Paris exhibition highlights Ho Chi Minh as great man of peace, culture
An exhibition on Ho Chi Minh was opened in Paris, France, on November 13, highlighting the late President of Vietnam as a great man of peace and culture.
Visitors to the Paris exhibition on Ho Chi Minh (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – An exhibition on Ho Chi Minh wasopened in Paris, France, on November 13, highlighting the late President ofVietnam as a great man of peace and culture.
The permanent delegation of Vietnam to UNESCOand the Vietnamese Embassy in France co-organised the event to mark 30 yearssince UNESCO ratified a resolution on the 100th birth anniversary of Ho ChiMinh.
Opening the exhibition, Ambassador Tran ThiHoang Mai, head of Vietnam’s permanent delegation to UNESCO, noted in 1987, the24th General Assembly of UNECO adopted Resolution 18.65, which recognised that“President Ho Chi Minh, an outstanding symbol of national affirmation, devotedhis whole life to the national liberation of the Vietnamese people,contributing to the common struggle of peoples for peace, nationalindependence, democracy and social progress.”
Mai said the late leader, born in 1890, leftpriceless spiritual heritage for the Vietnamese people which is his ideologythat not only mentions fundamental issues of Vietnam’s revolution but alsopoints out the role of education and culture in peace and development.
The UNESCO resolution highlighted that theimportant and many-sided contribution of Ho Chi Minh in the fields of culture,education and the arts crystalizes the cultural tradition of the Vietnamesepeople which stretches back several thousand years, and that his ideals embodythe aspirations of peoples in the affirmation of their cultural identity andthe promotion of mutual understanding.
The diplomat said in education, Ho Chi Minhconsistently supported education for all people and life-long learning. He alsobelieved in the strength of culture in building the nation and dialogue betweencultures and that international solidarity is the best weapon to achieve peace.
In her speech, UNESCO General-Director IrinaBokova expressed her respect for President Ho Chi Minh, adding that with thepride of its history, Vietnam will continue to develop in the future.-VNA
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Visitors to the Paris exhibition on Ho Chi Minh (Photo: VNA) 
