In a small house near the centre of Saint-Truiden, about 80km from Brussels to the East, hang a photo of President Ho Chi Minh, along with those of other great leaders in the world.
Nguyen Ai Quoc, the then name of President President Ho Chi Minh, at a congress in France in 1920. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – In a small house near thecentre of Saint-Truiden, about 80km from Brussels to the East, hang a photo ofPresident Ho Chi Minh, along with those of other great leaders in the world.
Ahmet Yazar, a man of the Turkish origin who has livedin Belgium for more than 30 years, called President Ho Chi Minh “Uncle Ho” likegenerations of Vietnamese have been doing.
On his bookshelf, Yazar displays other photos of PresidentHo Chi Minh, including one featuring the President working and a group photo of thebeloved President and international children.
Yazar said he respects the President as a truerevolutionary, who led Vietnamese people to independence and had broadknowledge, stressing that Ho Chi Minh was the leader of not only Vietnamesepeople but all with “hearts for freedom”.
The man said President Ho Chi Minh, as a poet, a writer and a philosopher, has given inspirations in his life.
Expressing his love for Vietnamese people for their solidarityand hardworking spirit, Yazar said he plans to travel to Vietnam with hisdaughters and pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi.
Philip Fernandez, from the Canada-Vietnam FriendshipAssociation (CVFS), highlighted at an online workshop on May 17 that President Ho ChiMinh was honoured in Vietnam and the world for his contributions to Vietnamesepeople and humankind.
He described Vietnam’s increasing position in theinternational arena as a legacy of the President.
The workshop was jointly held by the CVFS and the association on the occasion of the late leader’sbirthday, during which books on the President were released./.
The Su that (Truth) National Political Publishing House on May 16 launched the “Ho Chi Minh Bookcase” and a room for the display of books on President Ho Chi Minh at the relic site commemorating the national leader in Hanoi.
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Nguyen Ai Quoc, the then name of President President Ho Chi Minh, at a congress in France in 1920. (Photo: VNA) 
