Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on Tet occasion
A delegation of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly (NA) and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on February 7 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.
Leaders and former leaders of the Party and State, and delegates pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly (NA) and Vietnam Fatherland Front(VFF) paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum inHanoi on February 7 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.
The delegation included Politburo members: PresidentVo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, and Permanentmember of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat, and Chairwoman of itsOrganisation Commission Truong Thi Mai.
Other members included former Party General Secretary Nong DucManh, former President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and former NA Chairpersons Nguyen Van An and Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, amongothers.
The delegates showed their profound gratitude to the late leader who devoted his whole life for thestruggle for national liberation and reunification as well as the nationbuilding cause.
The delegation also laid flowers and offered incense at the Monument for HeroicMartyrs on Bac Son street near the mausoleum.
A delegation of Hanoi leaders offer incense at Monument for Heroic Martyrs. (Photo: VNA)
On the same day, delegations from theCentral Military Commission and the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of PublicSecurity, as well as the Party Committee, People’s Council and People’sCommittee of Hanoi paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and laid flowers atthe Monument for Heroic Martyrs.
Senior officials of the Party and Statealso paid tribute to revolutionaries and martyrs at the capital city’sMai Dich Cemetery./.
A ceremony was held on February 2 at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi to release carp to bid farewell to the Kitchen Gods and erect a Neu pole in celebration of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 5 visited the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to officers and soldiers of the traffic police force across the country on the occasion of its 78th traditional day and the upcoming Tet festival.
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue offered incense in memory of President Ho Chi Minh at House 67 in the Presidential Palace complex in Hanoi on February 6, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
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General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the VPA’s General Staff and Deputy Minister of National Defence reaffirmed Vietnam’s unwavering gratitude for Cuba’s invaluable support during its struggle for independence and nation-building efforts, and pledged to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Cuba as it navigates current challenges.
Leaders and former leaders of the Party and State, and delegates pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh (Photo: VNA) 
A delegation of Hanoi leaders offer incense at Monument for Heroic Martyrs. (Photo: VNA) 
