A delegation of Vietnameseleaders led by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incenseto war heroes resting at the A1 Hill Cemetery in the northernmountainous province of Dien Bien on May 7, coinciding with the 60thanniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory.
Attendingthe ceremony were also former Party General Secretaries Le Kha Phieuand Nong Duc Manh, President Truong Tan Sang, former President Tran DucLuong, Politburo member Le Hong Anh, and President of the VietnamFatherland Front’s Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, among others.
The incense offering ceremony reflects the deepgratitude of Vietnamese leaders and people to the heroes who devotedtheir lives to the triumph, which put an end to the French colonial rulein Vietnam.
On May 6, Vietnamese officials joinedveterans, citizens and the mothers of fallen soldiers, to watching anartistic ceremony themed “Dien Bien Phu – an everlasting epic”.
National Coordinator of the Mexican Labour Party Alberto AnayaGutierrez, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Asang Laoly and his Cambodiancounterpart Men Sam An were also present at the event.
More than 1,000 artists highlighted the Dien Bien Phu campaign as arightful struggle of the people and celebrated the decisive roles playedby the late President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap, the firstCommander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People’s ArmyThe same day, localities nationwide held activities to mark theanniversary of the triumph, which played a decisive role in endingVietnam's resistance war against French forces and brought increasedmomentum to Vietnam's revolution and the struggle for peace, nationalindependence and socialism.
Thebattle occurred in Dien Bien between March and May 1954 under thecommand of General Giap. The victory led to the signing of the 1954Geneva Accord in which France agreed to withdraw its forces from itscolonies in Indochina.-VNA
Attendingthe ceremony were also former Party General Secretaries Le Kha Phieuand Nong Duc Manh, President Truong Tan Sang, former President Tran DucLuong, Politburo member Le Hong Anh, and President of the VietnamFatherland Front’s Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, among others.
The incense offering ceremony reflects the deepgratitude of Vietnamese leaders and people to the heroes who devotedtheir lives to the triumph, which put an end to the French colonial rulein Vietnam.
On May 6, Vietnamese officials joinedveterans, citizens and the mothers of fallen soldiers, to watching anartistic ceremony themed “Dien Bien Phu – an everlasting epic”.
National Coordinator of the Mexican Labour Party Alberto AnayaGutierrez, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Asang Laoly and his Cambodiancounterpart Men Sam An were also present at the event.
More than 1,000 artists highlighted the Dien Bien Phu campaign as arightful struggle of the people and celebrated the decisive roles playedby the late President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap, the firstCommander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People’s ArmyThe same day, localities nationwide held activities to mark theanniversary of the triumph, which played a decisive role in endingVietnam's resistance war against French forces and brought increasedmomentum to Vietnam's revolution and the struggle for peace, nationalindependence and socialism.
Thebattle occurred in Dien Bien between March and May 1954 under thecommand of General Giap. The victory led to the signing of the 1954Geneva Accord in which France agreed to withdraw its forces from itscolonies in Indochina.-VNA
