April 30, 1975 victory a brilliant milestone, source of support for other nations: expert
The date Apil 30, 1975 was not only a brilliant milestone in the history of Vietnam but also a source of support for other nations to fight against colonialism and regain national independence, said Dr. Ruvislei Gonzalez Saez, one of leading researchers on Vietnam in Latin America.
Dr. Ruvislei Gonzalez Saez, senior researcher at the Cuban Centre for International Policy Research (Photo: VNA)
Havana (VNA) – The date Apil 30, 1975 was not only a brilliant milestone inthe history of Vietnam but also a source of support for other nations to fightagainst colonialism and regain national independence, said Dr. Ruvislei GonzalezSaez, one of leading researchers on Vietnam in Latin America.
In arecent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, the senior researcherat the Cuban Centre for International Policy Research (CIPI) emphasised the significanceof the great victory on April 30, 1975 to Vietnam and the world.
He said that thevictory, which led to national reunification, reflected the persistency and unyieldingnessof President Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese people. It was an iron affirmation thatthere is only one Vietnam and also paved the way towards socialism nationwide.
He describedVietnam as a lighthouse of hope for the world and a steel rampart againstimperialism, noting its victory proved that a nation with unanimity andresolution is indivisible.
After the reunification, Vietnam continued facingcountless difficulties and challenges. Thanks to the clear-sighted leadershipof the Communist Party of Vietnam and the change of mindset appropriate to thenew context, from one of the 15 poorest countries in the world in 1980 - 1981,Vietnam is now among the 15 most dynamic and the fastest-growing countries, andaims to become a developed nation by 2045, Ruvislei Gonzalez Saez said.
Highlighting Vietnam’sachievements in all socio-economic areas, the researcher perceived that itsexperiences and foreign policy provide a lesson for the world, especially amidthe complex international relations at present.
With the stance of being afriend with all countries, Vietnam is an example for not only the countries inthe southern hemisphere but powerful nations as well, he said, considering the “bamboodiplomacy” policy as a crucial factor of its successful integration into theworld.
Unity, peace, andstability have helped turn Vietnam from a recipient of foreign aid into acountry able to assist others, and from a country just receiving foreigninvestment into a foreign investor in other countries, Ruvislei Gonzalez Saez went on.
He expressed his beliefthat Vietnam will continue enhancing its great national solidarity to moveforwards on the path of building a new society./.
The strategically significant victory of the Central Highlands Campaign followed by the rapid and resounding success of the Hue-Da Nang offensive in March 1975 fundamentally altered the situation of the liberation war, creating a pivotal turning point and ensuring conditions for a definitive victory in the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, which fully liberated the South and unified the country.
The complete reunification of Vietnam on April 30, 1975 was an extremely significant event in the history of the country and the world, opined a scholar from the Institute for International Relations at the National University of La Plata, Argentina.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Dr. Ruvislei Gonzalez Saez, senior researcher at the Cuban Centre for International Policy Research (Photo: VNA) 
