PM pays tribute to late leaders ahead of national anniversaries
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid tribute to late Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pham Hung and late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on March 23, ahead of the 49th anniversary of the liberation of the south and national reunification (April 30) and the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7).
PM Pham Minh Chinh pays tribute to late Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pham Hung (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)♏ – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paidtribute to late Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pham Hung and late PrimeMinister Vo Van Kiet in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on March23, ahead of the 49th anniversary of the liberation of the south andnational reunification (April 30) and the 70th anniversary of DienBien Phu Victory (May 7).
Offering incense and flower to Chairman Hungat his memorial site in Long Phuoc commune, Long Ho district, PM Chinh and his entourage observed a moment of silence to honour the contributions of the late leader. A dedicated communist, Hung joined the youthmovement at the age of 16 and became one of the first members of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) in the South at 18. He served as a member of the Party Central Committee and the Politburo for several successive tenures. In June 1987, the National Assembly elected him as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
PM Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage pay respect to late PM Vo Van Kiet (Photo: VNA)
At a memorial site dedicated to late PM Vo Van Kietin Vung Liem district, the delegation expressed their determination touphold the values of his ideology, ethics and legacy in the ongoingefforts to build a stronger and more prosperous country for all citizens.
🙈 Kiet started joining revolutionary activitiesat the age of 16 and held various key positions within the Party and Government. His ideas onpromoting agricultural and goods production, presented at the sixth NationalParty Congress, significantly influenced the Doi Moi (renewal) policy, usheringin an era of robust and stable national development./.
President Vo Van Thuong has offered incense in commemoration of some late Party and State leaders, and visited several former leaders on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
President Vo Van Thuong has offered incense in commemoration of some late Party and State leaders and visited several former leaders in southern localities on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival and the 94 founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - 2024).
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PM Pham Minh Chinh pays tribute to late Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pham Hung (Photo: VNA) 
PM Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage pay respect to late PM Vo Van Kiet (Photo: VNA) 
