Groundbreaking ceremony of President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House at Kim Lien Relic Site

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 22, at Kim Lien relic site, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House took place.

On the side of the Lao PDR Ministry of National Defense delegation, there was Major General Pa Sit Thieng Tham - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People's Army as head of the delegation.

Attending the groundbreaking ceremony, on the side of Nghe An province were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Minh Thong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Nguyen Huu Lam - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee, Ho Phuc Hop - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Colonel Ha Tan Tien - Commander of the Provincial Military Command and Major General Tran Tien Dung - Deputy Political Commissar of Military Region 4.

Also attending were comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nam Dan District Party Committee, representatives of relevant departments, branches, units and COECCO International Cooperation Corporation - Military Region 4.

Delegation offered flowers at Kim Lien relic site.

Implementing the memorandum of understanding between the leaders of Nghe An province, the working delegation of Lao PDR and Viettel Group at Kim Lien relic site on April 26, 2010 on the plan to upgrade and repair the Lao stilt house at Kim Lien relic site, this morning (July 22), Nghe An province together with the working delegation of the Ministry of National Defense of Lao PDR, COECCO International Cooperation Corporation - Military Region 4 held the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House at Kim Lien relic site, Nam Dan district.

Before the groundbreaking ceremony, the delegation of the Ministry of National Defense of the Lao PDR and Nghe An province offered flowers and incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh.

Offering a basket of fresh flowers and incense to the soul of President Ho Chi Minh, the delegation expressed their respect and infinite gratitude for the great contributions of Uncle Ho - who fought and sacrificed his whole life for the revolutionary cause of liberation for the Vietnamese people and the Lao ethnic groups.

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh, together with the Lao Party and State, President Kaysone Phomvihane and Prince Soupha Nuvong, fought tirelessly for the cause of peace between the two peoples.

The delegation pledged to carry out the sacred testament of President Ho Chi Minh, the Party, State, and Government of the two countries to always unite, bond, and foster the loyal and steadfast friendship.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and Major General Pa Sit Thieng Tham - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People's Army offered flowers to the soul of President Ho Chi Minh.

The President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House at Kim Lien Relic Site is designed in the style of ancient Lao stilt houses with modifications. This is a project built by the Lao People's Democratic Republic to commemorate and express gratitude for the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh - the one who laid the foundation for the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos.

Major General Pa Sit Thieng Tham - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People's Army writes souvenirs at the Traditional Golden Book.

Speaking at the ceremony, Major General Pa Sit Thieng Tham - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People's Army expressed his honor to be authorized by the Government of the Lao PDR to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House at Kim Lien Relic Site and promised to focus human resources, intelligence and emotions to construct the project to ensure progress, quality and aesthetics.

Comrade Le Minh Thong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed that the presence of Major General Pa Sit Thieng Tham - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People's Army and the high-ranking delegation of the Lao PDR at the groundbreaking ceremony demonstrated the deep concern of the Lao Party and State for the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos in general and between Nghe An province and Laos in particular.

Comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee spoke at the ceremony.

The leaders of Nghe An province consider this a great honor and an encouragement for the Party Committee and people of Nghe An to continue to move forward in the cause of industrialization and modernization of the homeland, strengthening and bringing the Vietnam - Laos relationship to a new height, worthy of the expectations of the Central Party, the Government and the people of Vietnam - Laos. At the same time, they affirmed that they will direct the construction of the project to ensure quality and aesthetics to serve tourists visiting the relic site, especially Lao tourists.

Delegates attending the ceremony.

Delegates performed the groundbreaking ceremony to start construction of the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House.

Canh Nam - Hoai Thu