Respects paid to Algerian journalist victims in 1974 Hanoi plane crash
Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh has laid flowers at a monument in Journalistes du Vietnam 8/3/1974 Street in Algiers to commemorate Algerian journalists who died in a plane crash on the outskirts of Hanoi in 1974.
Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh, staff of the Embassy of Vietnam to Algeria and local authority representatives lay flowers at a monument on Journalistes du Vietnam 8/3/1974 Street in Algiers to commemorate Algerian journalists who died in a plane crash on the outskirts of Hanoi in 1974. (Photo: VNA)
Algiers (VNA) – Ambassador Nguyen ThanhVinh has laid flowers at a monument on Journalistes du Vietnam 8/3/1974 Streetin Algiers to commemorate Algerian journalists who died in aplane crash on the outskirts of Hanoi in 1974.
Fifteen Algerian journalists, their nine Vietnamese counterparts and three crewmembers covering Algerian PresidentHouari Boumediene’s official visit to Vietnam died on March 8, 1974after their plane crashed in Hanoi’s Soc Son district.
Both Vietnam and Algeria have established monuments ineach respective country to commemorate the accident. One was erected at the scene in Soc Son on the occasion of lateAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s State visit to Vietnam in October2000 and the other, in a street in Algiers.
Speaking at the respect-paying event on March 8, AmbassadorVinh said the annual commemoration reflects Vietnamese people’s fine traditionof showing gratitude towards the deceased and pays tribute to those whocontributed to the development of the long-standing relationsbetween the two countries.
Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh delivers a remark at a forum held by Algerian national newspaper El Moudjahid to pay respects to the Algerian victims on March 9. (Photo: VNA)
President of the Algeria – Vietnam Friendship AssociationTaveb Cherfaoui said it provides an opportunity for people from both sides to learnmore about their predecessors’ sacrifices and heighten their sense of responsibilitiesin constantly expanding mutual understanding and further boosting the bilateralrelations. This is also what the deceased had been doingbefore the crash, he stated.
On the following day, the diplomat delivered a remark ata forum held by Algerian national newspaper El Moudjahid to pay respects to theAlgerian victims./.
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Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh, staff of the Embassy of Vietnam to Algeria and local authority representatives lay flowers at a monument on Journalistes du Vietnam 8/3/1974 Street in Algiers to commemorate Algerian journalists who died in a plane crash on the outskirts of Hanoi in 1974. (Photo: VNA)
Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh delivers a remark at a forum held by Algerian national newspaper El Moudjahid to pay respects to the Algerian victims on March 9. (Photo: VNA)
