A distinguishing feature of Ho Chi Minh’s legacy was his pragmatic approach to communism. While many contemporaneous communist leaders viewed the ideology as an ultimate end, he regarded it as a means to a greater goal: national liberation.

President Ho Chi Minh is respected in not only Vietnam, but even today, his name is also often mentioned at international forums such as the United Nations.

While researching the life of Ben-Gurion, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s correspondent in Israel unexpectedly found a special connection between the two leaders in 1946 when both were in Paris, seeking international support for their nations’ struggle for independence. President Ho Chi Minh and Israeli PM Ben-Gurion, drawn together by their countries’ shared history and indomitable spirit in the fight for freedom, engaged in conversations for around two weeks.